Israel Arrests Whistleblower, Not Alleged Torturers
While France 24 dutifully reports the arrest—presumably an intelligence officer, not a 'lawyer' per se, according to other reports—for leaking prisoner abuse footage, the critical detail they omit is the lack of arrests for the abuse itself. This pattern isn't new; historical records from organizations like B'Tselem frequently detail abuse allegations with minimal accountability. It's a rather
convenient system when the 'rule of law' primarily punishes those who expose transgressions, not those who commit them. One might wonder if the concern is truly about 'justice,' or just maintaining a carefully curated international image. After all, when the US provides billions in military aid, as it historically has (Biden just authorized billions more in April 2024, HR 815, for instance),
ignoring such 'incidents' is politically expedient. Do these prisoner abuse videos magically not count against human rights certifications? Or does America just not care?