Lucía Fernández
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Lucía Fernández
@luciafsuarez
Transitando hacia una nueva normalidad.

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…


תשמעו סיפור: חוסיין עסאעסה נפטר אתמול ונקבר בבית הקברות של הכפר דרומית לג׳נין. מתנחלים הגיעו והחלו לנבור בקבר כדי להוציא את הגופה. הצבא הגיע כדי לסייע למתנחלים כמובן, ואילץ את משפחת המת להוציא את גופתו וללכת לקבור אותו במקום אחר! בטענה כי זה היה קרוב כ300-400 מטרים להתנחלות שא-נור ההיא, תוך כדי שהמתנחלים ממטירים אבנים על המשפחה שנושאת את הגופה. היסטוריונים רבים מדגישים שחילול קברים בשנות ה40 לא היה ״מעשה צדדי״ אלא חלק ממנגנון הדה-הומניזציה: ״הפגיעה במתים נועדה לשבור גם את החיים״





In Gaza, #WestBank & East Jerusalem, Palestinians are subjected to a continuum of suffering - @FranceskAlbs denounces torture of Palestinians, says it extends beyond Israeli prison walls. “There is no refuge. No safe place to exist.” @UN_HRC #HRC61 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…








