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Israeli soldiers and settlers systematically usage sexual force and harassment to force Palestinians to leave homes on the occupied West Bank, as reported by West Bank Protection Consortium, a group of global humanitarian organizations.
Report, published on Sunday and entitled ‘Sex force and forced resettlement in the West Bank’, paper at least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual force attributed to Israeli settlers and soldiers in the last 3 years.
Scientists have noted that the actual number is most likely much higher due to the fact that those who have experienced force frequently stay silent due to shame, stigmatisation and fear of retaliation associated with reporting specified crimes.
Victims who chose to uncover themselves described harassment, assault and intimidation in their own homes, including forced nudity, invasive body cavity searches, showing sexual organs to minors and threatening to rape.
Men and boys besides reported cases of forced undressing, sexual humiliation and degrading treatment.
Over 70% of displaced households surveyed indicated threats to women and children, especially sexual violence, as a decisive reason for leaving homes and communities.
“My wife, daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law were harassing my decision to move. ” said 1 associate of the community in the report.
He added that while he and his boy were leaving for work, settlers regularly persecuted women, whistled and threw stones.
"I was afraid that something bad could happen to my household due to this constant force by settlers in my absence" said the man.
The study papers cases attributed to Israeli soldiers, as well as settlers, and adds that abuses by settlers frequently happen in the presence of Israeli forces that do not intervene or conduct effective investigations into liable persons.
In addition, it was noted that sexual force is not accidental, but described as a deliberate maneuver of displacement.
Families have adopted strategies to deal with the situation, specified as sending women and children back, taking girls from schools, or arranging early marriages to reduce vulnerability to harm.
These discoveries appear at the minute erstwhile Israel has accelerated the takeover of land in the West Bank, approving in February the registration of large areas of this territory as ‘State ownership’ for the first time since 1967, which allowed further expansion of settlement.
This step was hailed by extremist Israeli nationalists ‘a real revolution’, to strengthen the control of Western Jerusalem over the region.
The Israeli government has long sought the annexation of the West Bank despite widespread opposition from the global community, including US president Donald Trump.
The Palestinian Presidency powerfully condemned Israeli action in this territory, noting that its fresh land takeover effectively nullifies many signed agreements and openly denies the resolutions of the UN safety Council.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/638842-israeli-sexual-violence-west-bank/
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