Jonathan Ofir | 6 March 2024
Lede: Israeli TV channels aired a number of reports showing the torture and
humiliation of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The videos are consumed by the
Israeli public as entertainment, revealing the sadism of Israeli society.
Over the past month, mainstream Israeli television channels have aired what can
only be described as snuff films. They depict the systematic torture of
Palestinians from Gaza in Israeli jails. Such videos have aired on at least
three occasions - twice on Channel 14, and once on the public broadcaster,
Channel 13. While Channel 14 is considered right-wing, so is about two-thirds of
the Israeli public, and the more "mainstream" Channel 13 has shown no qualms
about airing similar footage.
The broadcasts follow prison officials into detention centers to document the
mistreatment of prisoners, which seems to be something that the officials - and
apparently the viewers - find satisfying rather than revolting. The airing of
these snuff films is a demonstration of societal sadism.
-- Cont'd at https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/we-are-the-masters-of-the-house-israeli-channels-air-snuff-videos-featuring-systematic-torture-of-palestinians/
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