How this video reflects a 'culture of impunity' amongst Israeli security forces

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has provoked a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage of Israeli security forces abusing international activists who were detained as they tried to sail to Gaza with aid. Subscribe ► youtube.com
Three activists were taken to hospital as a result of Israeli violence, lawyers representing the group said, and subsequently discharged. Dozens of others have suspected broken ribs, resulting in breathing problems. Ben-Gvir’s video drew a rapid and furious response from countries whose citizens were onboard the boats, including the UK, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. But this video is the latest in a long series of abuses perpetrated in Israeli jails and detention centres, widely documented by human rights groups and activists, says Emma Graham-Harrison, the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent. Watch our video as she explains how this footage illustrates what the human rights activist Sari Bashi calls a ‘broader culture of impunity’ and tap the link for Emma’s full story and conversation with Lucy Hough in the latest episode of Today in Focus ► youtube.com
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