Current sectionIsrael NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeIsraeli guards who were filmed abusing Palestinian detainees at Megiddo Prison in northern Israel in 2024.Efforts to to discredit Israel's Civil Commission report on sexual violence on October 7 – or the New York Times' report on sexual abuse of Palestinians – both rely on the dangerous notion that these instances are uniquely evilDahlia Scheindlin06:28 PM • May 15 2026 IDTHow do you cope with two reports in two days about the most horrible crimes known to humanity – rape, sexual torture and abuse? This week, anyone invested in Israel and Palestine found out.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansHamasHuman rightsOctober 7Israel Prison ServiceIsrael-PalestineGideon Sa'arCommentsYour Perspective Belongs HereWant to reply? Subscribe to join the conversationSUBSCRIBE Already signed up? Log inDisplay Name*Enter the commenter display nameCommentBy adding a comment, I agree to this site's terms and conditions Loading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsJerusalem DayGaza FlotillaEurovisionIsrael-NYTHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Pick for Mossad Chief Attacks AG, Says She's Acting in 'Bad Faith'Israel, Lebanon Resume Talks Amid IDF Eviction Orders, Hezbollah Drone AttacksIran Accuses UAE of Direct Role in Attacks Against It at BRICS MeetingIsraeli AG Suspends Witness Harassment Case Against Netanyahu AidesIsraeli Soldier Killed by Mortar Fire in Southern Lebanon, IDF SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff