New Report Palestinian Healthcare Workers Are Being Tortured By Israel
Summary
TLDRThe script discusses a Human Rights Watch report on the alleged torture of Palestinian healthcare workers by Israeli forces since October 2023. It details arbitrary detentions, deportations to Israeli detention facilities, and the mistreatment of over 300 medical personnel. The report suggests these actions have exacerbated the healthcare crisis in Gaza. Graphic accounts of torture, ill-treatment, and dehumanizing conditions are highlighted, raising questions about systemic issues within the IDF and Israeli society's moral stance.
Takeaways
- 📜 Human Rights Watch has released a report detailing the alleged torture of Palestinian healthcare workers by Israeli forces.
- 🏥 The report claims that over 300 healthcare workers have been detained since October 2023, with many being deported to Israeli detention facilities.
- 🕊️ Israeli military actions, including the detention of healthcare workers, have reportedly led to a significant decline in the healthcare system in Gaza.
- 🔍 The detainees were allegedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment, with some being pressured to confess affiliations with Hamas without charge or reason.
- 🗣️ Human Rights Watch interviewed eight Palestinian healthcare workers who provided accounts of their mistreatment while in Israeli custody.
- 🔗 The healthcare workers were detained at various facilities, suggesting a systemic issue within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
- 🤕 Detainees reported physical abuse, including beatings, electrocution, and denial of medical care for injuries sustained during their detention.
- 👥 Collective punishment was also mentioned, with entire groups of detainees being punished for the actions of one individual.
- 📸 The report includes accounts of Israeli soldiers sharing images of Palestinian detainees online, which is considered a violation of personal dignity.
- 🏳️🌈 The script also discusses the broader implications of Israel's actions, including the dehumanization of Palestinians and the moral bankruptcy of Israeli society.
- 🤝 The speaker questions the support of Israel by conservative Republicans in the United States, highlighting a perceived disconnect between their values and Israel's actions.
Q & A
What is the main allegation in the Human Rights Watch report about Palestinian healthcare workers?
-The report alleges that Israeli forces have arbitrarily detained, deported, and tortured Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza since hostilities began in October 2023.
How many healthcare workers have been detained according to the report?
-The report states that over 300 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and paramedics, have been detained.
What is the impact of these detentions on the healthcare system in Gaza?
-The detentions have contributed to the catastrophic degradation of the healthcare system in the besieged territory of Gaza.
What are some of the methods of mistreatment reported by the healthcare workers in Israeli custody?
-The healthcare workers reported being stripped, beaten, blindfolded, handcuffed for many weeks, and pressured to confess to being members of Hamas with various threats.
What kind of physical abuse was mentioned in the report?
-The report details physical abuse such as suspension from chains, electroshock, beatings resulting in broken ribs, and denial of medical care.
How were the detainees' personal dignity violated according to the report?
-Detainees were forced to strip publicly, remain in their underwear, and were photographed and videotaped in these conditions by Israeli soldiers, which were then shared online.
What is the significance of the report's mention of multiple facilities where these abuses occurred?
-The mention of multiple facilities indicates that the abuse is systemic within the IDF and not just the actions of a few rogue soldiers.
What did Human Rights Watch find when they interviewed Palestinian healthcare workers?
-Human Rights Watch found that the healthcare workers were detained without charge, subjected to similar accounts of mistreatment, and were never informed of the reason for their detention.
What are the conditions described by the healthcare workers in the detention facilities?
-The conditions described include inadequate and inedible food, thin and cold mattresses and blankets, limited access to water, and non-functioning toilets.
What is the report's implication regarding the Israeli society's attitude towards these abuses?
-The report implies that Israeli society is morally bankrupt, with a systemic problem within the IDF and a lack of accountability for the abuses committed.
How does the report connect the treatment of Palestinian healthcare workers to the broader political context?
-The report suggests that the treatment of Palestinian healthcare workers is part of a larger pattern of dehumanization and control over the Palestinian population, with implications for international support and political alliances.
Outlines
📜 Alleged Torture of Palestinian Healthcare Workers by Israeli Forces
The script discusses a Human Rights Watch report on the alleged torture of Palestinian healthcare workers by Israeli forces. It details the arbitrary detention and deportation of over 300 workers to Israeli facilities since October 2023, where they were reportedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment. The report suggests this has led to a catastrophic degradation of Gaza's healthcare system. Healthcare workers were detained during hospital evacuations, stripped of their rights, and treated as Hamas suspects without charge. The summary includes accounts of physical and psychological abuse, collective punishment, and degrading treatment, highlighting a systemic issue within the IDF.
😨 Testimonies of Brutality and Inhumane Treatment in Israeli Detention
This paragraph presents first-hand accounts of Palestinian healthcare workers who faced brutal treatment in Israeli detention facilities. They describe being beaten, blindfolded, handcuffed, and subjected to stress positions. There are allegations of sexual assault threats, the use of military dogs for intimidation, and denial of medical care for injuries inflicted by Israeli soldiers. The conditions in detention are depicted as horrific, with inadequate food, poor sanitation, and extreme discomfort. The testimonies underscore the physical and psychological toll on the detainees.
🏥 Systemic Abuse and the Impact on Palestinian Society
The script addresses the systemic nature of the alleged abuse within the Israeli military and society at large. It suggests that the targeting of healthcare workers, journalists, and others contributing to Palestinian society is part of a broader strategy to dehumanize and control the Palestinian population. The narrative criticizes the Israeli surveillance capabilities, implying that the IDF's actions are not based on ignorance but rather a calculated approach to oppression. The paragraph also reflects on the moral bankruptcy of Israeli society and its international image, questioning the support from conservative Republicans in the United States.
🤔 The Paradox of Conservative Support for Israel
This paragraph explores the paradox of conservative Republicans' support for Israel despite policies and societal norms that would typically be at odds with conservative values. It contrasts Israel's progressive stances on issues like LGBTQ+ rights and gender transitions with the conservatives' usual opposition to such measures in the United States. The script also criticizes Israel's alleged influence over U.S. politics and media, and the blind support provided by pro-Israel lobbies, questioning the morality of such alliances.
📢 Call for Awareness and Accountability
The final paragraph serves as a call to action, urging viewers to be aware of the situation in Gaza and to question the support given to Israel. It highlights the destruction of cultural heritage sites, the media's selective coverage, and the broader implications of supporting a nation accused of such severe human rights abuses. The script ends with an invitation to watch the full show on Kim Iverson's website for a more in-depth discussion.
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Keywords
💡Human Rights Watch
💡Palestinian healthcare workers
💡Arbitrary detention
💡Torture
💡Degradation of healthcare system
💡International Criminal Court (ICC)
Highlights
Human Rights Watch releases a report on alleged torture of Palestinian healthcare workers by Israeli forces.
Israeli forces allegedly detained over 300 healthcare workers in Gaza since October 2023.
Detained workers were reportedly deported to Israeli detention facilities without charge or explanation.
Detention of healthcare workers has contributed to the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system, according to the report.
Healthcare workers were allegedly stripped, beaten, and treated as Hamas suspects without evidence.
Human Rights Watch interviewed eight Palestinian healthcare workers detained between November and December 2023.
Detainees were allegedly subjected to torture, including electroshock and denial of medical care for injuries.
The report details collective punishment of detainees and exposure to life-threatening conditions.
Detainees were reportedly forced to strip publicly and endure physical and psychological abuse.
Israeli soldiers allegedly shared images of detainees online, violating their personal dignity.
Healthcare workers described witnessing and experiencing severe beatings and the use of military dogs for intimidation.
Detainees claimed threats of sexual assault and violence against their families by Israeli authorities.
Conditions in detention facilities were reported as inhumane, with inadequate food, hygiene, and medical care.
Healthcare workers spoke of witnessing and receiving inadequate care for severe injuries, including dog bites and beatings.
The report suggests that the abuse is systemic within the IDF and reflects broader issues within Israeli society.
The transcript criticizes the support for Israel by conservative Republicans despite moral discrepancies.
The report and the transcript call for a reevaluation of support and alliance with a nation accused of such actions.
Transcripts
so Human Rights Watch has come out with
this horrific report about Palestinian
Health healthcare workers being tortured
by Israel um this is the report that has
just been released today saying Israeli
forces have arbitrarily detained
Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza
since hostilities began in October of
2023 deported them to detention
facilities in Israel and allegedly
tortured and Ill treated them uh the
Detention of healthcare workers in the
context of the Israeli military's
repated attacks on hospitals in Gaza has
contributed to the catastrophic
degradation of the besieged territory's
Health Care system according to this
report they have detained over 300
healthcare workers doctors nurses and
other healthcare workers um paramedics
and taken them to detention facilities
and uh basically tortured them didn't
tell them why they were there what they
were being charged with why theyve just
suspected everybody of being Hamas after
they would go into a hospital they would
round up all of the men anybody any male
between a certain age 15 and um maybe
within their 50s or 60s and they would
strip them down naked send them off to
these detention facilities and treat
them like they were Hamas and torture
them and do all of these really awful
things that we've been hearing about
coming out of these Israeli prisons I'm
going to read a little bit from this
report I just have to warn you that it's
quite graphic and um it's it's
absolutely
disgusting that this is going on and
remember this is happening in multiple
multiple facilities so this isn't just a
Ste in which we've learned about them
having a lot of torture and rape going
on there this is happening at so many
different facilities that this isn't
just a group of Rogue IDF soldiers who
are just you know acting on their own
this must be a systemic um way of
Behaving with within the IDF so it goes
on to say from March to June 2024 Human
Rights Watch interviewed eight
Palestinian healthcare workers who were
taken by the Israeli Israeli military
from Gaza between November and December
2023 and detained without charge for
between 7 days and five months six were
detained at work following Israeli
seizures of hospitals during um without
so they were during Hospital evacuations
that they said had been coordinated with
the Israeli military none of the heare
workers said they were ever informed of
the reason for their detention or
charged with an offense Human Rights
Watch also spoke with seven people who
witnessed Israeli soldiers detaining
healthcare workers carrying out their
duties so they're talking to these eight
different people that were at different
eight different facil or several
different facilities and they all had
very similar stories they said all the
healthcare workers interviewed provided
similar accounts of mistreatment in
Israeli custody after being in Gaza they
were deported to detention facilities in
Israel including the stean military base
in the ngev desert and ashalon prison or
forcibly transferred to the an anat
military base near East Jerusalem and
the offer Detention Facility in the
occupied West Bank all said they were
stripped beaten and blindfolded
handcuffed for many weeks on end and
pressured to confess to being members of
the Hamas movement with various threats
of indefinite detention rape and killing
their families in Gaza so they tried to
get these guys to say they were Hamas by
using torture we all know torture
doesn't work because under duress a
person you could get a person to say
anything under duress if you're
torturing
them one paramedic said that at stman
Detention Facility he was suspended from
a chain attack uh he was suspended from
a chain attached to handcuffs electros
shcked denied medical care for broken
ribs caused by beatings and administered
what he believed was a psychoactive drug
before interrogations
quote it was it was so degrading it was
unbelievable he said I was helping
people as a paramedic I never expected
something like this so just helping
people as a
paramedic and uh ends
up uh being stripped and degraded and
beaten says healthcare workers are also
reported being punished in detention for
moving or speaking and collectively
punished if other detainees spoke quote
sometimes if one spoke the soldiers
punished the whole Warehouse
collectively one healthcare worker
said all eight men reported being forced
to strip publicly immediately after
being taken into custody and remain
kneeling for extended periods exposed to
the cold and at various times throughout
their detention photographs and videos
that Israeli soldiers shared online and
that Reuters verified show Palestinian
detainees unclothed or in underwear
publishing such images online is an
outrage on personal dignity and posted
sexualized images are a form of sexual
violence which are a war crime quote we
were forced to strip in the street and
remain in our boxers one by one said
Osama T tashas 28 years old a doctor at
the Indonesian Hospital in bet laaya who
was arrested in early December at his
home nearby quote for an hour and a half
we were on our knees he said that during
that period he and other detainees were
exposed to Danger from Israeli military
operations in the area he said shrapnel
fell on them as Israeli soldiers threw
grenades at nearby houses and set them
on fire an ambulance driver who asked
not to be named said while he was being
held with dozens of other men in a large
metal cage near the ga Israel Gaza
border fence he saw guards Beat to Death
two men one of whom he recognized with
metal
bars the healthcare workers described
ill treatment during their deportation
from Gaza to detention facilities in
Israel including beatings sitting in
prolonged painful uh stress positions
while blindfolded and and cuffed by
hands and feet being stacked above each
other like sheep uh I mean this is
just said also they were pepper sprayed
and denied water says two doctors held
at St and said that other detainees came
to them to seek care for wounds
inflicted by Israeli authorities so
people the other prisoners found out
they were doctors they went to the
doctors and said hey can you help me out
when the tanes lifted their shirts I saw
signs of abuse and physical beatings
when doctor said the other said I saw
men who had cigarette burns on their
arms it was very clear one had a dog
bite on his
stomach three healthcare workers
reported soldiers using military dogs on
uh to intimidate detainees they would
threaten to shoot us and start loading
their weapons one doctor said this felt
like horror they brought in military
dogs I screamed that was the worst
moment in my life because I was still
cuffed and blindfolded not seeing where
the dogs are coming from and other
doctor said dogs were brought in late at
night to wake and terrified
detainees three healthcare workers said
that Israeli authorities threatened them
with sexual assault uh ker abuna 30
years old and nurse at bet hanun
Hospital in Northern Gaza said that when
he denied any Hamas affiliation during
his first interrogation at a military
base in Gaza the commander threatened to
rape him with an electric
stick when abua NADA continued to deny
any homas affiliation soldiers beat him
until he was bleeding from his nose
hands and mouth abuna said the commander
then asked him where his mother was and
threatened to bring her from the
checkpoint where he was arrested and
strip her in front of everyone said
quote when I heard this I was
psychologically broken I felt humiliated
he said he said he was threatened with
rape again prior to his
release a detained paramedic who was
transferred to al- nakab prison after 20
days in stman said that a man who was
visibly bleeding from his bottom was
brought in in place next to him the man
told the paramedic that before he was
placed in detention quote three soldiers
took turns raping him with an M16
assault
rifle no one else knew but he told me as
a paramedic he was
terrified in addition a doctor said
while he was detained in a military base
a detainee in his late 30s crying hard
told me he was sexually assaulted during
the strip
search all the healthcare workers
described horrific conditions in
detention Abed the surgeon said the food
was horrible and inadequate and that he
lost 22 kilos during a month and a half
in detention the bathrooms were not even
fit for Animals the mattresses and
blankets were thin and cold nights were
unbearable in the cells water for
toilets and for drinking was only
available for one hour a day with a
disgusting stench emanating from the
non- flesh toilets they gave us a bag
for the garbage we used it to fill it
with water and drink from it later it
smelled horrible but we had no
choice for detainees meals at stman
soldiers emptied tuna cans into garbage
bags and gave it to me said Dr khed Ham
hamuda whom soldiers ordered to
distribute food to detainees qu one time
I saw a soldier spit in the bag many
detainees were starving and telling me
they were hungry a nurse detained at
anatot said we got two meals a day it
was terrible food I would just drink
water there were no fruits not even
apples they gave us food to just survive
the day
two prisoners had their legs amputated
due to handcuffs injury handcuff
injuries which unfortunately is a
routine event said one of the healthcare
workers qu my wrist hurt so much they
felt paralyzed and numb I cried so much
I couldn't take the pain abuna said when
he asked a soldier to loosen his cuffs
he said the soldier repeatedly kicked
his head instead I told him kill me I
can't take it anymore kill me already
Israeli soldiers ignored or beat him in
response to his multiple request to
loosen his handcuffs as Physicians for
human rights Israel has reported
prolonged physical restraint causes
intense pain and can result in permanent
nerve damage that interferes with using
the hands and in extreme cases can lead
to death the healthcare workers also all
reported prolonged near constant
blindfolding and according to Physicians
for human rights Israel blindfolding can
even with with short-term use induce
visual hallucinations in healthy
individuals over extended periods
prolonged use of blindfolds can
contribute to the onset of anxiety
disorders depression substance abuse and
PTSD a nurse at a hospital in North Gaza
who asked not to be named said that on
November 21st he was injured when an
Israeli air strike hit his hospital he
had emergency surgery at AA hospital to
stabilize broken fingers and a torn
tended in his right hand which was then
placed in a cast and an open wound on
his left hand was wrapped in gauze the
next day the nurse left the hospital in
an ambulance along with 15 other people
including patients their Companions and
hospital staff in an evacuation arranged
by the Red Cross the hospital shared our
car license plate number IDs names with
the Israeli military and everything was
approved what do you think happened
shortly after their departure Israeli
soldiers at the Kuwaiti roundabout
stopped the ambulance and ordered all
passengers to exit the nurse and another
doctor were taken aside and ordered to
strip my right hand had a cast and
titanium implants I couldn't use it I
couldn't even pee alone the doctor
detained with me helped me take off my
clothes even my shoes the nurse said Dr
said that during his detention and stman
in late December he saw another detainee
with apparent Trauma from beatings and I
was terrified he would die he alerted
authorities who said they were
paramedics he never saw an Israeli
doctor at the facility they took
pictures of the injuries and then sent
them to someone the soldier then told
them enough and do not take do not do
any more Medical Care he said when he
told soldiers about people in need of
Medical Care the soldiers would reply
they did not care if they died
and many people have died inside of
these Israeli prisons we've got dozens
and dozens and dozens of people who've
been killed inside of these Israeli
prisons and um this is the type uh of
treatment people are getting these are
nurses and doctors males taken from
these hospitals after they've been
invaded now Israel has admitted that the
Fighting Force for Hamas is about 30,000
Fighters that's what they went into Gaza
saying they were going to go after these
30,000 Fighters there are 2.2 million
people in Gaza that means the vast
majority are not Hamas Fighters that
includes young men who might be of
military age but they are not part of
the Fighting Force for Hamas and yet
these Israeli soldiers are treating
every single male every single male as a
possible suspect now why is that you
might think well fair enough you know
they're trying to find these 30,000 hos
Fighters no no no no no Israel Prides
itself on knowing everything they have
massive amounts of surveillance they
know how many people are in a building
before they bomb it they know the ages
they know the genders they know who they
are they are spying on everybody inside
of Gaza they know every single person
who's being killed they know these
things they even probably know where
their hostages are they're just not
rescuing them because they're you know
trying to prolong everything uh because
they're they're they've got a different
agenda going on
here so for them to act like they they
when they detain these people and
they're just trying to sus out whether
or not they're Hamas they know who the
MOs Fighters are they've said they've
got 30,000 of them they know who they
are so if they know this then why are
they abusing and going after these
healthcare workers we know they're also
going after journalists they're going
after uh anybody and everybody who could
be building and making a healthy Society
for Palestinians they're going after
them anybody who's reporting the abuses
they're going after them journalists
report the abuses and so do doctors so
do nurses so do healthcare workers and
they're going after them and they're
frightening them they're beating them
they're torturing them and the fact that
this is happening in a variety of
Prisons across Israel just goes to show
that this is not a one-off issue this
isn't just a group of Rogue soldiers who
are just [ __ ] and they're just doing
their thing no this is a systemic
problem inside of the IDF and
furthermore inside of Israeli Society
this is a society that cheered on and
and debated whether or not prisoners in
these facilities could be legitimately
raped they were asking those questions
they were debating that in their
knesset that's the type of society that
Israel has become this has become a
morally bankrupt Society completely
morally bankrupt and not just morally
bankrupt and what's really odd about it
is that it's not just a morally bankrupt
Society when it comes to
dehumanizing half of the population of
the region the Palestinians dehumanizing
half of the population think about that
and treating them like they're subhuman
and controlling their lives and taking
pleasure in controlling their lives but
this is a society that interestingly
would be considered morally corrupt to
most of the conservative Republicans in
this country and yet conservative
Republicans are the ones who mostly are
supportive of Israel in what they're
doing yet Tel Aviv is like the San
Francisco of the rest of the world Tel
Aviv is uh where they have lots of Gay
Pride parades and I'm not saying I'm
again I I you know I'm not putting a
judgment on this what I what I am saying
is for conservatives you know the the
disconnect for conservatives to be so
staunchly in support of Israel when
Israel is would be it's everything that
they make everything they detest in the
United States is what Israel is and yet
Republicans champion this and they think
that we've got to do everything we can
to support Israel we we've got to help
Israel Israel Harbors more pedophile
pedophiles from the United States evade
eviction and evade prosecution by
running off to Israel and seeking Harbor
there and they don't extradite them back
here they're able to go there there was
an entire ABC study that was done on it
only a few years ago showing how
pedophiles in the United States are able
to run off to Israel and seek Refuge
there you've got massive gay pride
parades going on these are the things
that conservatives hate Israel the
government pays for transitions gender
transitions they pay for it paid for by
the government they'll transition a man
to a woman or a woman to a man things
that conservatives don't
like happen in this society and then
other things of course are happening
that people are like the genocide and
the dehumanization of another group of
people this is a morally bankrupt
society
and
uh conservatives are supporting them or
you know there definitely there's a lot
of Democrats as well that are supporting
them and we really should be asking a
lot of questions about about why we're
supporting this type of behavior where
they could dehumanize prisoners to this
point treat them like this rape them
with electric sticks and
M16s murder them in prison and all
without consequence instead what do we
do we Supply them with more weapons what
do we do we we give them whatever they
want blindly and what do they do they
brag about how they've bought off our
government they brag that it is good for
you politically if you want to win an
election then you need to be pro-israel
APAC brags about this openly brag could
you imagine if China openly bragged and
said look
being pro-china is good politically
because anybody who's pro-china wins
their elections because we fund them and
if you're against China we put a lot of
money against you and so you it's good
for America to be pro-china could you
imagine now some people might say well
but it's different because one's an
adversary and one's an ally what's an
ally allies change Germany Germany is an
ally they were once an adversary Russia
was once an ally now an
adversary things change things change
and when a country is caring about
itself as it should then they will make
allegiances and they will turn alliances
into adversaries as needed that benefits
their country as they should but here we
are aligning ourselves with a nation
giving them whatever they want allowing
them to run our elections and our media
and censor our
population and uh and you've got all of
these supposed anti War Republicans you
know who are against the war in Ukraine
and Russia and yet they support Israel
blindly they then will demonize and
criticize all of the wokeness in the
United States but totally turn a blind
eye to the wokeness in Israel I mean
this is just we're living in a clown
world but this report is really really
disgusting what is happening there it
this is so what's going on is not just
bombing of Civilian populations and
blowing things up you know they just
blew up a 700-year old mosque the other
day and didn't even barely make the news
you know if we if somebody blew up
something in Israel that was Jewish from
700 years ago the the media would just
have an absolute um a meltdown over it
but you know the Israelis doing it's
just well you know but Hamas but Hamas
so these reports are really devastating
really disgusting to watch I don't know
how anybody can continue supporting this
but here we are hey guys this was just a
clip of a longer show catch the full
show by going to Kim Iverson show.com it
is free it airs Monday through Friday
5:00 p.m. Pacific 8:00 p.m. Eastern you
could go back now and watch this full
interview I highly recommend it again go
to Kim Iverson show.com thank you so
much for watching
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