‘Torture isn’t new to Palestinians’: How Israel learned from colonialism
Key takeaways
- A colonial chain of sexual violence that Britain built, France refined and Israel inherited is being used against Palestinians.
- A companion essay to Al Jazeera’s Bodies of Evidence: Israel’s Darkest Weapon, directed and executive produced by Awad Joumaa.
- “I saw Rasmea in the interrogation room,” Ghaith recounts. “And she was naked.”
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
A colonial chain of sexual violence that Britain built, France refined and Israel inherited is being used against Palestinians.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Freed Palestinian prisoner Samir Abu Ghanem, who was detained by the Israeli army during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, is checked over at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after his release from an Israeli prison, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]By Awad Joumaa Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026Warning: This story includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers will find disturbing.
A companion essay to Al Jazeera’s Bodies of Evidence: Israel’s Darkest Weapon, directed and executive produced by Awad Joumaa.