Quote van de dag: “This is a war against women. Thousands of women have been killed and hundreds of thousands are living in extremely precarious conditions. The number of women and girls who have died from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth remains unknown. [Obstetrician in Gaza]”
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Geciteerd in het zojuist, op 13 maart 2025, verschenen VN Human Rights Council conference room paper getiteld «“More than a human can bear”: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender based violence since 7 October 2023», A/HRC/58/CRP.6, Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, UN Human Rights Council
Nog wat citaten uit het rapport:
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“The result of the Israeli method of warfare of intentionally destroying and causing suffering to the civilian population has been an increased impact on women and children” (op. cit. pp. 8-9).
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“The Commission verified cases of deliberate targeting and killing of civilian women and girls by members of the ISF in Gaza” (p. 9, met uitwerking).
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“«You sons of bitches, we came here to fuck you, you and your mothers, you bitches. You ugly Arab we will burn you alive you dogs.» Writings left by members of the ISF in a women’s shelter in Gaza” (p. 20).
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“Female detainees were also subjected to sexual assault and harassment in military and Israel Prison Service facilities, as well as threats to their lives. The sexual assault and harassment included kicking the women’s genitals, touching their breasts, attempting to kiss them, and threats of rape. One female detainee interviewed by the Commission said that a soldier threatened to gang rape her, kill her and burn her children. The soldier asked her: “How do you want us to rape you? one by one or all together?” The victim was also denied access to her lawyer once she had informed him of the rape threat. ” (p. 28).
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Om toch nog maar even aan te geven waarom het NIET misplaatst was van pro-Palestina demonstranten om te protesteren tegen het Israelische geweld op de Dam op Internationale Vrouwendag van afgelopen 8 maart. En om te demonstreren hoe het lot van internationaal recht op dergelijke gelegenheden ALTIJD pertinent is.
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Maar goed, de Israelische criminelen verkrachten en martelen ook mannen van alle leeftijden. “The Commission documented cases of rape and sexual assault of male detainees, including the use of an electrical probe to cause burns to the anus, and the insertion of objects, such as fingers, sticks, broomsticks and vegetables, into the anus and rectum.” (p. 27, met veel meer voorbeelden).
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Een aparte sectie (VII; doch zie ook sectie X.E) rapporteert over seksueel geweld dat gepleegd is (of waarmee gedreigd is) door kolonisten al dan niet in combinatie met legerpersoneel (hetgeen is Israel overigens een betekenisloos onderscheid is).
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De bespreking van gerapporteerde gevallen gaat vele pagina’s door, tot we bij de conclusie komen. Daarin wordt een duidelijk verband gelegd met het complex aan eigenschappen dat in samengestelde vorm neerkomt op GENOCIDE. Lees bijvoorbeeld deze conclusie: “The Commission’s findings demonstrate a clear pattern of members of the ISF and settlers committing sexual and gender-based crimes aimed at instilling fear [=TERRORISME] with the underlying intention to perpetuate Palestinian subordination and remove Palestinians from their land. [=ETHNIC CLEANSING] The Commission therefore concludes that sexual and gender-based violence was intended not only to humiliate, punish and intimidate the individual Palestinians but the civilian population as a whole, with the objective to subordinate, destroy [=GENOCIDE] and expel the Palestinian community.” (p. 47).
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Duidelijk zo?