Maybe the IDF should not undermine the documentation of those horrors: Women’s rights groups in Israel have warned of significant failings in preserving forensic evidence that could have shone a light on the scale of sexual violence committed against women and girls in last month’s Hamas attacks. A major worry for Israeli women’s rights groups is that it also appears that very little, if any, investigative work was done to document sexual violence before bodies were returned to their families for funerals, meaning that the gender-based nature of some of the violence has largely gone under the radar in Israeli and international media. Tal Hochman, a government relations officer at the Israel Women’s Network, said: “Most of the women who were raped were then killed, and we will never understand the full picture, because either bodies were burned too badly or the victims were buried and the forensic evidence buried too. No samples were taken. “Women are not believed when they report sexual violence even in normal times, and now that chance for justice and dignity has been lost. There are some survivors we are working with or are being treated privately. We also have no idea about what is happening to women currently being held by Hamas in Gaza,” she said. A report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth suggested that much evidence from the scenes of the attacks that hit more than 20 different locations across southern Israel had not been properly photographed, preserved or forensically examined before bodies were buried, partly because the investigations were carried out by four different organisations without coordination. It also alleged that people were allowed to return to the sites too early, potentially damaging evidence. The lack of a synchronised collection system could mean that a full accounting of the violence would never be reached, and could hinder attempts at justice in international legal forums, the paper said, referencing by way of comparison the painstaking work undertaken by the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office in documenting Russian war crimes.
Even Hillary Clinton has a few words for the progressive nutcase terrorist supporting fringe. Hillary Clinton calls out Hamas apologists for 'closing their eyes and hearts' https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/december-4-israel-hamas-war Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Hamas supporters on Monday for overlooking the terrorist group's sex crimes against Israeli women. Speaking at a United Nations meeting via remote video, Clinton called it "outrageous" to ignore the reports of sexual assaults. "Organizations, governments and individuals who are committed to a better future for women and girls have a responsibility to condemn all violence against women," Clinton said. "It is outrageous just that some who claim to stand for justice are closing their eyes and their hearts to the victims of Hamas." The former U.S. official noted that "women on both sides of the current conflict in the Middle East have long worked for a just and lasting peace." "I have grieved with Israeli women who have lost loved ones to terrorist attacks, but refuse to believe that peace is impossible," Clinton continued. "I have talked and listened to Palestinian women who have suffered greatly from the conflicts of the past decades, yet dream of a peaceful future and a state of their own."
This is why our education system is a failure. Facts about gender and biology matter. Just because a male thinks they are a female does not mean they can get pregnant. Maybe the school district needs to asked to provide proof -- show us a biological male who has become pregnant. Just a single example. Certainly that is the type of proof a court would require. Seattle high schooler marked incorrect on quiz for saying only women can get pregnant https://nypost.com/2023/12/12/news/...g-only-women-can-get-pregnant-on-quiz-report/ A Seattle high schooler was marked incorrect on a history quiz when he stated that only women can get pregnant, according to a report. The 10th-grade student at Chief Sealth International High School reportedly failed the true-false quiz titled “Understanding Gender vs. Sex” in his Ethnic Studies World History class, his mother told the conservative radio show The Jason Rantz Show Sunday. The student labeled two statements “true” — The first that “All men have penises” and the second that “Only women can get pregnant.” He was marked incorrect for both and failed the “knowledge check” quiz as a result, said his mother, who asked to be anonymous so that her son doesn’t get penalized. “I keep trying to wrap my head around how it is legal to teach inaccurate information and force students to answer against their beliefs or receive negative scores,” she told the KTTH radio show. Other questions on the quiz — which was administered about two weeks ago — asked students about pronoun usage and gender as a construct, according to the talk show. The mom who said she felt “frustration and anger” over the quiz also said her son, who is white, is often berated by teachers at the school who have reportedly accused him of being racist and “a product of the patriarchy that teaches young boys not to care about anything,” according to the Rantz show. Seattle Public Schools said the quiz was meant to promote inclusion and was in line with lessons taught in the Ethnic Studies class. A course description states that students would be “investigating… the global economy, society, and culture.” “[Seattle Public Schools] remains committed to fostering inclusive environments that encourage the exploration of contemporary issues, particularly the examination of power systems such as racism and patriarchy,” a spokesperson for the district told The Post in a statement. “This dedication extends to providing a space for thoughtful exploration and dialogue on these issues.” The district also noted the failing quiz grade will not affect the student’s overall grade in the class. The student’s mother said her son was expressing his own beliefs with his quiz answers. She told the Rantz show she is “proud of him because he refused to answer against his beliefs (which are medically and scientifically accurate, or at least used to be).”