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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2 days2D

Israeli Whistleblowers Detail Horror of Palestinian Jail

At a Sde Teiman desert camp, which holds Palestinians detained during Israel’s invasion of Gaza, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him.Rows of men in gray tracksuits are seen sitting on paper-thin mattresses, ringfenced by barbed wire. All appear blindfolded, their heads hanging heavy under the glare of floodlights.A putrid stench filled the air and the room hummed with the men’s murmurs, the Israeli who was at the facility told CNN. Forbidden from speaking to each other, the detainees mumbled to themselves.“We were told they were not allowed to move. They should sit upright. They’re not allowed to talk. Not allowed to peek under their blindfold.”Guards were instructed “to scream uskot” – shut up in Arabic – and told to “pick people out that were problematic and punish them,” the source added.They paint a picture of a facility where doctors sometimes amputated prisoners’ limbs due to injuries sustained from constant handcuffing; of medical procedures sometimes performed by underqualified medics earning it a reputation for being “a paradise for interns”; and where the air is filled with the smell of neglected wounds left to rot.“They stripped them down of anything that resembles human beings,” said one whistleblower, who worked as a medic at the facility’s field hospital.“(The beatings) were not done to gather intelligence. They were done out of revenge,” said another whistleblower. “It was punishment for what they (the Palestinians) did on October 7 and punishment for behavior in the camp.”

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Gives lie to the myth that all this is about civilisation vs barbarism.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3 days3D

Houthi Rebels Will Increase Drone Attacks

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 @RepublicPolenta from New Jersey submitted…3 days3D

Israel and Hamas leave peace talks with no deal reached

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Gaza Residents "Feel Abandoned By The World"

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The Pivotal Role of Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Conflict's Resolution

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Global Concerns Rise Over Israel's Military Actions in Rafah Without Civilian Protection Plan

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Egypt Joins South Africa in Landmark Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ

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Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2 days2D

Partisan Battle in Ohio Threatens Biden's Ballot Presence

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…6hrs6H

Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah

 @9MDHRSM from North Dakota answered…17hrs17H

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

No, we should withhold aid until they reduce civilian casualties and harm to near zero and allow independent monitoring.…

 @9MDH2ZSfrom Guam  answered…18hrs18H

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

We should recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination and cease the funding of Israeli military weapons and ar…

 @9MDD3XT from Texas answered…23hrs23H

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

We should not support either entity unless our support is truly given neutrally and with a democratic ideal in mind. It…