Shocking reports and video have all but confirmed the occurrence of torture and rape at the notorious detention center at Sde Teiman, and other Israeli military bases.
Disturbingly, far-right Israeli officials — including powerful individuals like National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir — have impeded investigations into the allegations, demanded the alleged perpetrators be released, and incited riots at multiple military bases. Ben-Gvir has even gone so far as to refer to the accused as ‘our best heroes’.
Many Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have shared first-hand and witness accounts of sexual assault and torture – we believe them. Win Without War has been unequivocal in our condemnation and calls for justice in the face of these reports, no matter the perpetrator.
One way the U.S. government can move us closer toward accountability right now? Applying targeted, individual sanctions on Israeli officials responsible for propping up a broken, harmful system of obstruction and impunity.
This latest round of impunity and obstruction has got to be the last straw. Here’s the thing: The Biden administration was already considering penalizing Minister Ben-Gvir for his role in enabling settler violence in the West Bank. That's why grassroots pressure from you could be the very thing that tips the scales further toward accountability and justice. Sign now.