Yazidi woman gives account to UN of her abuse at hands of Islamic State and Hamas (Title edited at request of the OP. MNHQ)

I’m not sure Israels job is to look out for Palestinian civilians. They should try to not actively harm them but Hamas are the elected representatives of Gaza and still enjoy significant support, they are the ones who should be looking out for civilians first and foremost. But then again they appear to be fine with sex slaves which should surprise precisely no-one.

The Yazidis have faced such awful things, I hope this young woman can rebuild her life, I’m just thankful she was rescued.

There seem to be some people who only empathise with people in Gaza, and are incapable of empathising with anyone else.

They seem to think that's a virtue.....

It's very unedifying.

Absolutely.

What's that got to do with the price of fish?

No, some people are able to look at the terrible suffering of this woman and stay focused on that, while some other people are so obsessed with hating Israel they shoehorn it into virtually every thread about anything thats ever happened in the ME.

Are some people really willing to turn a blind eye to the carpet bombing of women and children because the men in their country are so horrible?

Nothing in the Israeli strategy is geared towards making life better for victims of Hamas living in Gaza. In fact it is generally making things considerably worse.

Yup. And I get that she was young and stupid but from what she's said since, about the Manchester bombing for instance, she doesn't seem to have changed her mind.

This is what doe eyed Shamima Begum was involved in, who people are keen to bring back to the UK. I can't imagine being so brainwashed that you participate in these kind of crimes.

It's so unfortunate. Reem Alsalem is excellent on women's sex based rights, but has a huge blind spot when it comes to the abuse of women by Palestinian men. She's previously written about forced marriage and rape of Yazidi women elsewhere, so it must be the fact that this happened in Gaza and the woman would still be there if the IDF hadn't rescued her that's the problem.

Ik it was horrendous. I saw it on IG. I hope more see it.

I am not sure that computes at all. A society capable of keeping child sex slaves is pretty low on my priorities for succour and aid.

“But it is also a question of one's own morality - sexually abusing a person, animal, or indeed any sentient being shows that the abuser is morally bankrupt, and if they consider this abuse justified then their ideology is degenerate.”

No argument from me.

I saw that on YouTube, her pain was palpable, the silent indifference of the UN woman, even when asked directly, and repeatedly to at least acknowledge her, was reprehensible.

The thing is (for me), it is not just about the rights of the women, girls, boys getting abused. Maybe ISIS do consider them non-human, and that treating them badly is not a sin.

But it is also a question of one's own morality - sexually abusing a person, animal, or indeed any sentient being shows that the abuser is morally bankrupt, and if they consider this abuse justified then their ideology is degenerate.

They'll be along shortly calling them Freedom Fighters.

I think ISIS consider the Yazidi (and all infidel) to be non-human and as such they can treat them anyway they like and it’s not a sin. Also remember that this kind of sex is about power and dominance, there are many twisted justifications for it, but no matter which way you look at it the men who do it are lower than vermin.

Thank fuck she was rescued.

It’s so horrific.

I saw a clip of the UN woman just blanking the
pain of Ilana Gritzewsky. Here

Ilana Gritzewsky, an Israeli citizen and former Hamas hostage held in Gaza for 55 days, directly confronted Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, regarding her previous claims that there was no independent evidence of sexual violence on 7 October.

During the session, Gritzewsky recounted her harrowing captivity, stating: "I am the living proof of sexual violence by Hamas". She directly asked Alsalem, "Do you believe us now? Will you apologise?

and no she didn’t.

There's nothing to rationalise or justify when you believe that women and girls are literally there just for that: to be used by men, including sexually. Yes, it's a psychopathic way of thinking, but there are loads of psychopathic men out there, who create and join ad hoc psychopathic religious sects.

I can see that and be horrified and still think that the treatment of Palestine is vile

I believe that Isreal should leave Palestine still.

It is, but I’m sure some would.