‘The Silence after the Screams’: How Western Media Helped Justify the Rape of Palestinians
Western media amplified Israel’s unverified claims of Hamas “mass rape” while downplaying documented Israeli sexual crimes. (Design: Palestine Chronicle) Western media amplified Israel’s unverified claims of Hamas “mass rape” while downplaying documented Israeli sexual crimes against Palestinians. On Monday, November 3, a group of Israeli soldiers stood outside the Supreme Court in West Jerusalem wearing black masks. They weren’t there to apologize; they were there to defend themselves. The...