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How feminists have failed Israeli victims of sexual violence
The skepticism that met Israeli women’s claims perpetuates traditions of dehumanizing Jews.
Many feminist organizations rushed to express support for the Palestinian cause while eliding the plight of Israeli victims. The organization UN Women issued a four-page report last month exclusively addressing the impact of the war on women and girls in Gaza but made only a brief condemnation of the Oct. 7 attack that made no mention of the sexual violence that had been reported. A group of prominent scholars circulated a letter under the title “Feminists for a Free Palestine,” without explicitly condemning the sexual violence against Israeli women.
College campus groups have furnished other examples, such as the women’s students’ groups at Harvard that signed on to a letter holding Israel entirely responsible for the Oct. 7 attacks or the (now-former) director of the University of Alberta’s Sexual Assault Center’s signing on to a letter doubting the veracity of accounts of Israeli rape survivors. Even the office on my own campus that is devoted to helping students “lead social-justice centered lives” issued thousands of words in solidarity with the Palestinians and did not once acknowledge the sexual violence (or murder or abduction) perpetrated by Hamas. And then there are the familiar conversations like those that Miriam Schler, the executive director of a Tel Aviv crisis center, reports having with friends who style themselves “champions of human rights, feminism, and social justice” but who “have been bending over backwards to justify atrocities and rationalize rape.”
The skepticism that met Israeli women’s claims perpetuates traditions of dehumanizing Jews.
Many feminist organizations rushed to express support for the Palestinian cause while eliding the plight of Israeli victims. The organization UN Women issued a four-page report last month exclusively addressing the impact of the war on women and girls in Gaza but made only a brief condemnation of the Oct. 7 attack that made no mention of the sexual violence that had been reported. A group of prominent scholars circulated a letter under the title “Feminists for a Free Palestine,” without explicitly condemning the sexual violence against Israeli women.
College campus groups have furnished other examples, such as the women’s students’ groups at Harvard that signed on to a letter holding Israel entirely responsible for the Oct. 7 attacks or the (now-former) director of the University of Alberta’s Sexual Assault Center’s signing on to a letter doubting the veracity of accounts of Israeli rape survivors. Even the office on my own campus that is devoted to helping students “lead social-justice centered lives” issued thousands of words in solidarity with the Palestinians and did not once acknowledge the sexual violence (or murder or abduction) perpetrated by Hamas. And then there are the familiar conversations like those that Miriam Schler, the executive director of a Tel Aviv crisis center, reports having with friends who style themselves “champions of human rights, feminism, and social justice” but who “have been bending over backwards to justify atrocities and rationalize rape.”
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-women-hamas-rape-rcna126047
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After 8 weeks, UN Women condemns Hamas's sexual violence on Oct.7
When asked about the motivation behind the agency's silence on the issue, its deputy director Sarah Hendriks told CNN that the UN Women was "deeply alarmed at the disturbing reports of gender-based and sexual violence on October 7."
She also mentioned that the group supports “impartial, independent investigation." The note came after the interviewer drew attention to the "mounting evidence" produced by Israeli investigations.
UN Women has been accused of holding double standard regarding Israel. Over the past two months, hashtag #MeToo_UNless_UR_A_Jew has gained popularity online, while Jewish women's rights activists have called on the UN agency to speak out against the crimes against women carried out on October 7.
When asked about the motivation behind the agency's silence on the issue, its deputy director Sarah Hendriks told CNN that the UN Women was "deeply alarmed at the disturbing reports of gender-based and sexual violence on October 7."
She also mentioned that the group supports “impartial, independent investigation." The note came after the interviewer drew attention to the "mounting evidence" produced by Israeli investigations.
UN Women has been accused of holding double standard regarding Israel. Over the past two months, hashtag #MeToo_UNless_UR_A_Jew has gained popularity online, while Jewish women's rights activists have called on the UN agency to speak out against the crimes against women carried out on October 7.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1701510545-8-weeks-after-the-attack-un-women-condemns-hamas-s-sexual-violence-on-oct-7
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Hamas war on Israeli women: World silent on Oct. 7 mass sexual assault
SOCIAL WELFARE AFFAIRS: While Israel gathers evidence of Hamas's mass sexual assault of women on October 7, the world remains silent.
The battle to raise public awareness of the awful crimes committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women is also being fought on another front – that of words.
One woman who claimed a significant role in the campaign to influence and shape public policy last week is Israeli journalist Rotem Izak, who has been covering cultural affairs as well as welfare and women’s issues for a variety of Hebrew-language outlets for many years.
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“The silence of women’s organizations worldwide regarding October 7 is political, and that’s why it is so outrageous and painful,” Izak writes. “Moreover, it is embarrassing. It shames feminism, academia, and the entire Western world because... when progressive organizations choose to turn women’s erasure into an act that needs to be examined in a broader political context, the message is that still, despite everything, not all women are equal.”
SOCIAL WELFARE AFFAIRS: While Israel gathers evidence of Hamas's mass sexual assault of women on October 7, the world remains silent.
The battle to raise public awareness of the awful crimes committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women is also being fought on another front – that of words.
One woman who claimed a significant role in the campaign to influence and shape public policy last week is Israeli journalist Rotem Izak, who has been covering cultural affairs as well as welfare and women’s issues for a variety of Hebrew-language outlets for many years.
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“The silence of women’s organizations worldwide regarding October 7 is political, and that’s why it is so outrageous and painful,” Izak writes. “Moreover, it is embarrassing. It shames feminism, academia, and the entire Western world because... when progressive organizations choose to turn women’s erasure into an act that needs to be examined in a broader political context, the message is that still, despite everything, not all women are equal.”
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