‘They entered alive and left in body bags’: Palestinian hostages raped, tortured, murdered – and all exposed in Israeli press while UK media and government ignore it
Newspaper Haaretz is one of several Israeli press outlets that is far more honest about the reality of the occupation’s torture, rape and murder of Palestinian detainees – hostages held indefinitely almost entirely without charges, let alone without trial, in so-called ‘administrative detention’ – in Israel’s horrific torture camps than the UK’s ‘mainstream’ media and government, most of whom have either ignored it completely or barely skimmed the surface of the crimes committed in them.
And in an exposé yesterday, the paper features appalling-but-not-surprising testimony from a whistleblowing soldier who worked as a guard inside Sde Teiman, the most notorious of the torture camps. The former guard relates the sadism, sexual torture perpetrated routinely against civilian hostages who “enter alive and leave in body bags”:
Sde Teiman, as anyone who was there knows, is a sadistic torture camp. Dozens of detainees entered alive and left in body bags. There are testimonies from guards, doctors, and detainees. None of that was mentioned in the [state-owned TV channel KAN 11] investigation. As if the entire hell we created there boils down to whether or not an object was inserted into a detainee’s anus. But I saw that hell.
I saw a detainee die in front of my eyes—he was sitting with other detainees, blindfolded, and at some point, we just realized he was dead…
…I saw people come into the facility with war injuries, then be starved for weeks with no medical care. I saw them urinate and defecate on themselves because they weren’t allowed to use the toilet. I still remember the smell. Many of them weren’t even militants—just Gazans arrested until investigation, who were then released home after severe abuse, once it turned out they were innocent. It’s no wonder people died there. The real wonder is that anyone survived.
The Zman Emet [programme] investigators were shocked when I told them this—but there was no trace of it in the program.
The reserve soldier went on to detail the routinely horrific sadism perpetrated against the innocent detainees:
Everyone who was there knows. Knows about the torture, the surgeries without anesthesia, the shocking sanitation conditions. But none of that made it to the [Kan 11] screen. As if a military torture camp, operating with the knowledge of all senior commanders, is less newsworthy than a single incident of abuse that can be verified or debunked. It was an entire program about Sde Teiman—without actually addressing Sde Teiman.
What happened in Sde Teiman isn’t a secret, but most Israelis still know nothing about it—even now—because the Israeli media has almost completely ignored it. That’s also why I agreed to be interviewed. Because Palestinians are still coming out of our detention centers in body bags, and most people around me have never heard about it.
But more than exposing the truth about what’s happening at Sde Teiman, the broadcast showed how this can continue. The reason is that journalists in Israel—who are well aware of the facts—prefer to hide them and instead sell a localized story about “a few bad apples.” But Sde Teiman isn’t about that one incident. It’s a clear case of policy—and it’s being carried out and maintained with the full cooperation of the Israeli media.
Israeli MPs and far-right government figures have argued that Israel’s use of torture and rape as a weapon of war is legitimate – and some joined citizens who rampaged through one prison in support of a handful of soldiers arrested for raping and torturing a prisoner. The perpetrators were later released without charge.
UK PM Keir Starmer has been silent on this issue, just as he has blocked wounded Palestinian children from coming to the UK for treatment to hide the reality of Israel’s sadistic and murderous crimes. A search of his social media reveals not one mention of Sde Teiman and only a single mention of torture – from nine years ago and nothing to do with Israel or Palestinians:
He has mentioned rape some fourteen times in his social media history. Not one of them is about Israel’s use of rape as a weapon against Palestinians, both women and men, in some cases to death.
He is still stubbornly silent today.
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“The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the country’s largest labor federation, has voted in favor of a comprehensive boycott of Israel, including a ban on trade and investment with Israeli companies.
The decision was passed with an overwhelming 88% majority during LO’s national congress, held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on May 8–9.
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/157184
What would keef say if the TUC did likewise, wee gobshite?
Keef’s head would explode.
Vacuums are hardly the ideal environment for spontaneous explosions.
In the history of your ‘whataboutery’ that must up there amongst the front runners. Anything to say about the actual topic? We really don’t need your ‘research’ thank you.
Steady now, Julia.
You’ll be accused of following Billy around this site.
A simple ‘thank you’ would have sufficed. 🌞
You seriously expect to be thanked for being a morally bankrupt hypocrite, Billy?
Dave – What have I said that is “morally bankrupt” or hypocritical?
“What have I said that is “morally bankrupt” or hypocritical?”
Billy – The short answer to that question – because you have long-established the parameters that anything longer than a one-liner* is [checks notes] an “essay” – is…
…..you are singularly inconsistent and contradictory in your application of general universal principles and values. Applying them as an à la carte option to suit the needs of particular narratives.
*You know, the why’s and wherefores. Actual substantiating evidence from proven credible sources.
You wanted Starmer and his rancid genocidal zionism. Put a sock in it.
Steve Harris – Oh dear, how sad are you?
Your response says far more about you than it does about me
Steve Harris – Oh dear, how sad are you?
Your response says far more about you than it does about me
And what exactly does it say, nonce-enabling gobshite?
Toffee – More or less the same as your comments say about you.😏
That’s sound.
I’ll happily settle for my comments not saying I’m a nonce-enabling, nonce-apologist, who’s also a hypocritical, infantile gobshite. 👍
“Your response says far more about you than it does about me”
The confessed Zionist Herr Starmer is, as PM, the nominal head of HM Government. Which has and is continuing to supply Zionist Israel with the means to commit genocide in the form of lethal ordinance, spare parts for delivery systems, intelligence, data, political and diplomatic cover and “moral” support.
You seem to be somewhat touchy about that factual reality, Billy. It clearly makes you uncomfortable enough to once again demonstrate your hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy.
Perhaps you should take time to reflect on some of the advice and observations in this polemic – particularly between eight minutes and eight minutes thirty seconds, with emphasis around 8:27 – 8:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzPZSG-EjI&ab_channel=OwenJones
Dave – Is Owen Jones your latest ‘trusted source’?
And why no benefit of your infinite wisdom, here?
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/05/09/latest-westminster-polling-shows-labour-losing-over-360-seats-mostly-to-fascist-adjacent-reform/
It’s quite difficult separating one fascist party from another these days.
There’s someone on here reckons they can do it.
Refuses to do so, though.
And calls you a tory when you’re unable to tell the difference.
Toffee – if you insist
🌞
And just how is that determining the difference between smarmerism and conservatism?
Gawp.
Toffee – I thought it was a reasonable response to the question that you posed 6:16am.
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/05/09/latest-westminster-polling-shows-labour-losing-over-360-seats-mostly-to-fascist-adjacent-reform/#comment-267207, Billy.
Fixed it for you
Anofheer shite attempt at obfuscation.
Even that answer has nothing to do with the question I posed at 6:11 am (NOT 6:16 am).
Are you on giffgaff or something, terry?
Toffee – Why are you still here following me around like a needy stray? 🤔
Toffee – You are mistaken, I was definitely responding to your 6:16 comment
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/05/09/israeli-papers-whistleblower-exposes-reality-of-sadistic-torture-camp-sde-teiman/#comment-267172
You can find some further details here:
https://skwawkbox.org/2025/05/11/norwegian-tuc-votes-by-overwhelming-majority-to-boycott-israel/
A society that hasn’t improved its attitude for 4,000 years.
Sick fucks UK Lawyers for Israel argue months long food blockade may reduce obesity in Gaza and save lives:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-lawyers-israel-condemned-over-105956506.html
Toffee – Why are you still here following me around like a needy stray? 🤔>/i>
Don’t flatter yerself, nonce.
You keep making irrelevant, accusaTORY and shite posts,and I’ll keep putting you right.
Toffee – You are mistaken, I was definitely responding to your 6:16 comment
Fair enough.
Although once AGAIN, WTF does the perceived lack of left organisation have to do with keef hemorrhaging seats?
Isn’t about your perceived failure of the left, as you very well know, you gobshite, it’s about keefs failure to even hold on to any seats
So where’s the same raising constant criticism for the greasy one as you had for corbyn – who didn’t lose council seats on anywhere near the same pro rata scale as your slime minister has.
And let’s not overlook the fact that few inner city/metroplitan seats were contested. Places where your R2D2 demographic- the one that you’re all too keen to point out: ‘abandoned corbyn to vote toerag”
Y’know?! Like you blame posters on here for but without having the stones to name anyone….because it’s yet another of your fabrications.
The fabrications you accuse others of asking, bit never back them accusations up, neither.
Stick to fucking goats, you complete wrong’un.
Dave – What have I said that is “morally bankrupt” or hypocritical?
You’d only complain about an essay if someone was to make a list of just 1% of your tripe.
There isn’t a shithouse (smarmerist) toerag policy you haven’t defended. There isn’t a poster on here you haven’t offended.
Abd before you come back with your tired, over-abused stock answer, I’ll get mine in first.
If you don’t care what we think, then don’t bother to post your tedious shite on here – the tedious shite you’re on record as saying you post for no other reason than to rile people.
There’s an example (of both) for you.
Now fuck off. Nonce case.
Toffee – Can you please quote some examples where I’ve defended policies that you disagree with. 🤔
Don’t need to.
It’s a common enough theme for you to go back and dig a plethora out for yourself.
Toffee – Oh surprise, surprise.
I’ll take that as yet another failure on your part to provide any evidence that supports your lies .😞
You take it whatever way you like, ollies.
Why would I care one way or t’other what you think?
(See what I’m doing here?)
what’s not to like? 😏
Toffee – (See what I’m doing here?)
Well, who’s a clever boy then. Well done, you should be really proud of yourself. 😉
Also, it’s been noted there’s no denial from you, about you offending just about every regular poster (and several non regulars).
And I needn’t provide examples of them, neither, so don’t bother asking as a piss-poor attempt to infer I’m lying.
Toffee – I don’t need to infer anything, it’s a matter of record that you do tell lies.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Can you please quote some examples of where I’ve supposedly told lies?
Well, who’s a clever boy then. Well done, you should be really proud of yourself
Nah. I’m not you (thank fook).
Toffee – Thankfully that’s something that we can both wholeheartedly agree on.
I’ll be forever grateful that I’m not an immature saddo like you. A saddo who follows people around shouting nonce without any supporting evidence whatsoever.
For goodness sake, please grow up. 😒
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Except Ive continually provided evidence. Which you have then childishly denied, like a toddler denying they ate the chocolate when it’s smeared all over their face.
This is why it’s not worth me doing so
Although yiu have never once provided evidence of anything. yet continue to hurl your evidence-free accusations around.
I don’t need provide evidence. It’s common knowledge, but you persist in making a complete knobend of yourself with your rigid, predictable, and totally imbecilic tactics.
That is why you are almost unanimously disregarded as an idiot by the rest of the contributors on here.
Pick a thread – any thread – and the odds are it will be you getting your arse handed back to you.
But as you’re some sort of deficient, you’ll never quite get it.
So carry on. And remember that as long as you do, I will.
As I’ve suggested…if you don’t care what the rest of us think, don’t post your shite, shite that you freely confess is designed to get a rise out of people.
Gawp.