Israeli lawmaker defends alleged rape of Hamas prisoner as far-right protesters rage over IDF troops' detention
Israeli lawmaker defends alleged rape of Hamas prisoner as far-right protesters rage over IDF troops' detention
Far-right Israelis try to storm military base and lawmaker defends rape of Hamas suspects as 9 IDF reservists face questioning over alleged prisoner abuse.
A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, speaking Monday at a meeting of lawmakers, justified the rape and abuse of Palestinian prisoners, shouting angrily at colleagues questioning the alleged behavior that anything was legitimate to do to "terrorists" in custody.
Lawmaker Hanoch Milwidsky was asked as he defended the alleged abuse whether it was legitimate, "to insert a stick into a person's rectum?"
"Yes!" he shouted in reply to his fellow parliamentarian. "If he is a Nukhba [Hamas militant], everything is legitimate to do! Everything!"
I have a core belief that people are essentially good but prone to circumstances that make them conform to do awful things, including upbringing and mental disorders, trauma, bad teaching, bad role models etc.
But this guy is really testing my faith in that belief here.
Why are people like this?
Religion basically
Most Israelis aren’t religious. They just use Juadaism and accusations of “anti-semitism” as a shield for their white supremacy, colonization, apartheid, and fascism.
Naw. Religion's a useful tool for assholes, but it's not what makes them assholes
shouting angrily at colleagues questioning the alleged behavior that anything was legitimate to do to "terrorists" in custody.
We need to remember this, when calling for retributive "justice." That's not justice. That's revenge, and it's not just, for us, the Israelis, Palestinians, and closer to home, Dems, Reps, Libertarians, Tankies, Fascists.
Justice is balancing the scales: removing conditions of despair, as best we can, rather than finding new and more cruel ways to create more despair.
Simple. Not easy.
@filoria
*suspected* Hamas prisoner.What?
NGL the thumbnail looks like the first dance at the themed gay wedding