Israel Arrests Officer For Leaking Abuse, Not The Abuse Itself
According to Al-Monitor, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is being detained for a "criminal inquiry into the leaking of a video that appeared to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee." Let's be clear: the 'crime' isn't the alleged abuse carried out by soldiers on a Palestinian, but that someone dared to show it to the public. This prioritizes image over action, a common thread in
military operations receiving billions in U.S. aid, often with no strings attached. One might wonder if the legal system is more concerned with PR damage control than actual accountability for human rights violations. This pattern of punishing the messenger while shielding the perpetrators is a playbook Israel has run before, suggesting a systemic aversion to external scrutiny, especially when
American tax dollars are involved. (See: numerous UN reports ignored, human rights complaints dismissed.)