January 16, 2024
As the human
catastrophe in Gaza deepens, Israel and its allies are mobilizing evidence of
sexual violence committed by members of Hamas and other Palestinian militant
groups on October 7 to justify continued military action. When the Security
Council failed to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire on December 8, Israel
government spokesperson Eylon Levy tweeted: “Thank you to the United States of
America for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution designed to keep Hamas’
rapist regime in power.” In the wake of its case at the International Criminal
Court accusing Israel of genocide Levy accused South Africa of complicity with
a “rapist regime.”
