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2024-02-21 11:21:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A8B0FFA37E856E478FF8D7CBECA497D3A0CD06BC2BD09E6561766665D1934D
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Important context The IDF has a well documented history of torturing Palestinians or threatening them with torture. These confessions may not necessarily be sincere. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_confession#:~:text=A%20forced%20confession%20is%20a,valid%20in%20revealing%20the%20truth. %95 of Palestinians in Israeli jails suffer torture https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/-95-of-palestinians-in-israeli-jails-suffer-torture-/1889979 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/11/israel-opt-horrifying-cases-of-torture-and-degrading-treatment-of-palestinian-detainees-amid-spike-in-arbitrary-arrests/ https://www.voanews.com/a/un-accuses-israel-of-detaining-mistreating-thousands-of-palestinians-/7447577.html https://www.addameer.org/sites/default/files/publications/annual_report_addameer_2019_final-net2.pdf [PDF FILE] https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna134280 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-detainee-reveals-torture-by-israeli-forces-during-9-days-in-captivity/3099786 http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=A/HRC/12/48&Lang=E [PDF FILE]
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