Israel Arrests Prosecutor for Leak, Not Perpetrators of Abuse
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is now jailed, not for orchestrating the documented torture reported in the leak, but for the audacity of revealing it. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a systemic reflex. The state apparatus, funded significantly by US aid (often championed by politicians who take millions from groups like AIPAC to ensure its continuation), consistently prioritizes
prosecuting whistleblowers over addressing the human rights violations they expose. One might ask, if the abuse is so indefensible it requires the swift arrest of a whistleblower, why isn't the primary focus on those committing the abuse? The media frames this as a legal breach, ignoring the glaring moral one. It's the classic maneuver: shoot the messenger, then claim the message never existed.
Meanwhile, the conditions leading to such 'leaks' — the routine abuse of Palestinian prisoners— continue unimpeded.