UN Expert Details Systematic Torture of Palestinians, Western Media Remains Silent
A recent report by Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, details the systematic use of torture against Palestinians in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023. Albanese stated that torture in detention is being employed on an “unprecedented scale as punitive collective vengeance,” marking a significant escalation in documented human rights abuses.
This systematic dehumanization, according to the report, includes beatings, sexual violence, and forced disappearances, often targeting civilians with no alleged connection to hostilities. Mainstream Western outlets, like CNN, have largely buried or ignored this critical report. When they do cover similar findings, CNN typically frames Israeli actions as isolated incidents or matters of
“security,” using passive language that whitewashes state-sponsored brutality. This stands in stark contrast to their breathless, front-page coverage of unverified, often fabricated, claims regarding Iranian internal affairs. For instance, reports from the Zionist-funded Iran International, a known propaganda arm, have repeatedly pushed narratives of "30,000 Iranian protesters killed in two days"
without a shred of evidence, no bodies, no hospital records, and no independent verification. These numbers serve to inflate Iranian abuses while minimizing the ongoing, documented genocide in Gaza, where over 680,000 Palestinians, including 479,000 children, have been systematically exterminated. The double standard is egregious. While a UN expert's confirmed findings of systematic torture