DUBAI: A recent opinion article in the New York Times by columnist Nicholas Kristof has brought renewed attention to allegations of abuse against Palestinian detainees during the Gaza war, citing testimonies from former prisoners, human rights organizations and findings referenced by UN bodies. Kristof uses testimonies from 14 Palestinian men and women to uncover the sytemization of rape within the Israeli prison and security apparatus.

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Columnist Nicholas Kristof recounted harrowing torture described to him on a trip to the occupied West Bank