Israel Extends Arrest of Whistleblower, Not War Criminals
Ms. Tomer-Yerushalmi, who once served as the IDF's top legal advisor, is now in custody, not for committing any alleged war crimes, but for her role in a leaked video showing abuses. Her confession of 'approving' its release to the media raises more questions than answers. The Israeli system, lauded by its allies, frequently prosecutes those exposing misconduct rather than those perpetrating it.
One might recall the case of Mordechai Vanunu, imprisoned for 18 years for revealing Israel's nuclear secrets, or the treatment of B'Tselem and Human Rights Watch reports as 'antisemitic' rather than factual. So, the 'top legal officer' who allegedly greenlit the *release* of evidence is arrested, while the alleged perpetrators of the abuses in the video remain conspicuously free. This appears to
be a clear strategy: silence the messenger, bury the evidence, and control the narrative. The system isn't broken; it's working exactly as intended—to protect power, not justice. One must ask, how many more 'legal' officers will enable violations before being disappeared themselves?