Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the leak of footage showing ostensible abuse of a Palestinian prisoner at Sde Teiman “caused enormous reputational damage to Israel, to the IDF, and to our soldiers.”
“It is perhaps the most serious public-relations attack Israel has experienced since its founding — I cannot recall one so concentrated and intense,” he continues.
Note: the soldiers are accused, including in statements from medical staff, of gang raping a Palestinian prisoner with a knife.
Netanyahu’s actions here harm Israel’s reputation more than gang raping a defenseless prisoner. The video shows Israeli soldiers committing war crimes, but those are just lowly soldiers
When Netanyahu continues to allow that to happen and only works to prevent more video leaking, it’s clear this is Israeli military culture coming from the top