Netanyahu says prison abuse leak caused ‘enormous reputational damage to Israel,’ calls for inquiry
Netanyahu says prison abuse leak caused ‘enormous reputational damage to Israel,’ calls for inquiry
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Netanyahu says prison abuse leak caused ‘enormous reputational damage to Israel,’ calls for inquiry
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the leak of footage showing ostensible abuse of a Palestinian prisoner at Sde Teiman “caused enormous reputational damage to Israel, to the IDF, and to our soldiers.”
“It is perhaps the most serious public-relations attack Israel has experienced since its founding — I cannot recall one so concentrated and intense,” he continues.
Note: the soldiers are accused, including in statements from medical staff, of gang raping a Palestinian prisoner with a knife.