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Amit Soussana, an Israeli lawyer, was abducted from her home on Oct. 7, beaten and dragged into Gaza by at least 10 men, some armed. Several days into her captivity, she said, her guard began asking about her sex life.
Ms. Soussana said she was held alone in a childs bedroom, chained by her left ankle. Sometimes, the guard would enter, sit beside her on the bed, lift her shirt and touch her, she said.
He also repeatedly asked when her period was due. When her period ended, around Oct. 18, she tried to put him off by pretending that she was bleeding for nearly a week, she recalled.
Around Oct. 24, the guard, who called himself Muhammad, attacked her, she said.
Early that morning, she said, Muhammad unlocked her chain and left her in the bathroom. After she undressed and began washing herself in the bathtub, Muhammad returned and stood in the doorway, holding a pistol.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-sexual-assault.html?twclid=2-44njikk6z6jd8cha6u7k3eo9u
PCIntern
(25,556 posts)Awfully quiet around here...
DFW
(54,405 posts)Predictable.
There are other "outrages" much more important than this.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)and stated that other released hostages were also sexually abused, but that Amit Soussana is the first to publicly come forward to talk about her abuse in captivity. Others, both men and women, were sexually abused at the Nova festival and on the Kibbutzim.
Sickeningly, there are some who will deny that this ever happened and at the same time will carry banners that state that rape is resistance.
Fix The Stupid
(948 posts)"This is straight up propaganda"
"Well, they're an 'oppressed' people, so this is validated'
"How would you like to be 'opressed' for generations - see how you would act!"...
Did I cover all the excuses yet?
Where are the usual suspects?
obamanut2012
(26,080 posts)Mountainguy
(537 posts)Are very loud about any perceived Israeli wrong, regardless of validity, but are notocibly silent about Hamas use of rape as a weapon.
TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)"That doesn't make me pro-rape."
NickB79
(19,253 posts)sarisataka
(18,663 posts)being stupid and playing with women's underwear. Their actions generate more offence and outrage then the testimony of a person who was sexually assaulted.
At times silence tells volumes
mcar
(42,334 posts)Figured Id get it started.