Sexual violence
Hamas shooting into bomb shelter near Nova Festival Oct. 7 2023 (Dashcam, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 26, 2024, 10:44 am
Male survivor of Oct. 7 describes experiencing ‘a very difficult rape’
“A lot of showers, to get all that energy off me, everything that happened,” the victim said as he tries to recover.
Sheryl Sandberg at a memorial at the site of the Nova Music Festival (Still from film)
June 23, 2024, 2:56 pm
Local organizations unite for powerful screening of ‘Screams Before Silence’
Hamas’ premeditated use of sexual violence on Oct. 7 is well-documented, but there are still those who say it didn’t happen. This film puts any doubts to rest.
By Toby Tabachnick
The Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations on Dec. 4 held a special session on sexual violence committed by Hamas during the terror attacks on Oct. 7 (Jackie Hajdenberg)
March 6, 2024, 2:32 pm
UN report validates ‘clear and convincing’ allegations of Hamas sexual violence
The report was written based on dozens of interviews, visits to the sites of Oct. 7 massacres and consultations with Israeli investigative and law enforcement bodies.
By Ron Kampeas
A Supernova party survivor at the Secret Forest retreat center in Cyprus, in an undated photo. Her bracelet is the entrance token from the party, on the date of the massacre. In the October 7, 2023 onslaught, 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists burst through the Gaza border and murdered 1,200 people in southern Israel, most of them civilians, some 360 of them at the Supernova outdoor music festival. (Courtesy via The Times of Israel)
February 21, 2024, 12:24 pm
Israel submits report to UN on Hamas’s mass weaponization of rape
Written by umbrella organization of rape crisis centers, grim document reviews Palestinian terror group’s strategic use of sexual violence, as deniers abound
By TOI Staff
NCJW CEO Sheila Katz speaks at the "Hear Our Voices" session at the U.N. (Photo by Perry Bindelglass)
December 11, 2023, 3:11 pm
Sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas must be condemned, Jewish feminists say
NCJW's Sheila Katz: “At the end of the day, rape is rape. You’re either against it or you’re not. And you are either against antisemitism or you are not."
By Toby Tabachnick
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, interviews on the CNN program State of the Union with Dana Bash on Dec. 3, 2023. (Credit: YouTube/CNN via JNS)
December 4, 2023, 3:06 pm
‘The rape … but,’ Jayapal twice hedges on Hamas sexual violence on ‘CNN’
Dana Bash, of CNN's State of the Union, repeatedly pressed the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on anti-Israel bias on the left.
By JNS
Flags of member nations at the United Nations Headquarters (Photo by I, Aotearoa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
November 28, 2023, 11:58 am
After backlash over silence, UN Women tweets, then deletes, statement condemning Hamas attack in Israel
The statement was replaced with a statement that dropped the condemnation of Hamas and only called for the release of the hostages.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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