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Emma Graham-Harrison

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
381 total appearances

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Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And when you say accused, that's even part of the problem, right?

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

Because nobody's being accused in a court of law or by the legal system.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And that is something that seems to have

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

Pretty majority support.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

So perhaps the most high profile case inside Israel since October 7th involving Israeli violence against Palestinians was a...

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

alleged violent rape of a Palestinian detainee in a military prison called Sedeir Teman in 2024.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

The attack, which medical records showed included a rape, was caught on camera.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

So there's video footage of it.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And it came to light, it was brought to the attention of the military prosecutor by medical whistleblowers.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

So when this man was taken to hospital with horrific injuries, doctors in the hospital reported to police

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

that he'd been a victim of a terrible assault.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

So it was something that was brought to light within the Israeli system.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

The military advocate general, who's like the chief prosecutor, then launched a case against these soldiers for assault.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And when they were arrested, it prompted mass demonstrations.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

We saw crowds of people, including members of the Knesset, storming military bases.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

not motivated by horror at this violent attack, but motivated by anger that soldiers had been detained.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

One of the members of Knesset said openly, you know, asked if it's permitted to rape a detainee.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And they said if that person is a Nukbar, a member of the elite Hamas force, which sort of led the October 7th attacks, anything is permitted.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

The case was eventually dropped over a year later.

Today in Focus
The death penalty returns to Israel

And when it was dropped,