Israeli 'Scandal': Torture's Fine, Leaking Tape Isn't
The New Arab reports on an Israeli 'scandal' erupting not from the alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee, but from the video of it being leaked. This isn't a new script. For decades, the Israeli government has faced accusations of systemic human rights violations against Palestinians, including torture. Organizations like B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel have documented these
abuses for years, often with little to no consequence for perpetrators. The 'scandal' is consistently the exposure, not the act itself. One might wonder: how many times can a state be 'shocked' by its own actions being made public before it’s clear the shock is purely performative? The outrage over a leaked video, rather than the violence it depicts, highlights a deep-seated institutional
prioritization of image over accountability, a pattern conveniently downplayed by mainstream outlets.