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[Colin Parkinson]

Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

The Israeli military's top lawyer cites "exceptional circumstances" for dropping the case involving a Palestinian man held at Sde Teiman military prison.

www.bbc.com

Good to see them completely abandon their commitments to law and order. Guess it’s ok to rape and beat detainees if it is a Palestinian.

While the government might be giving them a pass, Israeli society is trying to hold their feet to the fire. That is the big difference between Israel and the rest of the ME. There are people and systems to hold the government accountable. It may not always work perfectly, but it does exist and does try to hold them accountable. I suspect part of the issue is that the brutality against Israelis done on Oct 7th is etched into peoples minds and there are a lot of people in the military that want revenge on what was done to their relative, family or friends.

 

[Eaglelord17]

While the government might be giving them a pass, Israeli society is trying to hold their feet to the fire. That is the big difference between Israel and the rest of the ME. There are people and systems to hold the government accountable. It may not always work perfectly, but it does exist and does try to hold them accountable. I suspect part of the issue is that the brutality against Israelis done on Oct 7th is etched into peoples minds and there are a lot of people in the military that want revenge on what was done to their relative, family or friends.

It doesn’t matter why they feel they should do things, the same way a Palestinian might feel justified for Oct 7 based on how they have been treated for decades. Two wrongs don’t make a right and if Israel is serious about being the good guys they need to hold those who step outside it accountable.

Rapists need to be held accountable.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

If only as much energy that is aimed at making Israel accountable, was also aimed at making the Palestinian and other ME leaderships accountable. The world needs to stop giving everyone in the region a pass while dog piling on Israel.