Israel: Ex-IDF Legal Chief Detained for Leaking Video of Alleged Assault
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Pro-Israel narrative
The leaked Sde Teiman video marks Israel's worst public relations disaster, orchestrated by a rogue military lawyer who betrayed her own soldiers. Tomer-Yerushalmi created a blood libel against heroic reservists who sacrificed everything after Oct. 7, then lied about it to the courts.
Left narrative
A courageous military lawyer has exposed horrific abuse of Palestinian detainees, despite right-wing politicians pressuring her to cover up war crimes. Tomer-Yerushalmi leaked the video to prove systematic torture was real, not fabricated propaganda against Netanyahu's politicized military.
Right narrative
While this evidence undoubtedly points to a violation of the rules of armed conflict, this single instance should not distract from the broader situation in Gaza. The IDF are fighting a brutal and ruthless opponent, widely prescribed as a terror organization in the West, whose members routinely use sexual violence as a tool of war against even innocent civilians and execute suspected collaborators in the streets. There is no evidence Israel directed or condoned this assault, which will be investigated.
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