Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe former IDF military advocate general also told police that she leaked the video, showing the abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli prison guards, to fend off a delegitimization campaign against the military prosecutionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFebruary 02, 2026The IDF's former top legal officer, who admitted to leaking a video in 2024 showing the abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military base to the media, claimed during her interrogation that the act did not constitute a criminal offense, Haaretz has learned.CommentsIn the NewsWith His Iran Deterrence Squandered, Trump Might Feel Forced to Resume WarIran Could Enrich Uranium to Weapons-grade Level if U.S. Attacks, Lawmaker SaysHaaretz CartoonIsrael Is Not Yet Ready for a Leader Like Yair GolanTrump and Netanyahu's Amateurish Plan Has Left Iran Weaker but More of a ThreatRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way