Nadene Goldfoot
Out of the 9,100, around 3,544 were administrative detainees, held without being sentenced, according to a source from the Palestinian Prisoners Society and reports by Palestinian rights groups. (heck, if they were in Gaza, they were probably Hamas terrorists. They were lucky to be brought here, and not shot at sight, like some countries would have done during a war. We just had an incident of a poor little Mexican cleaning lady who went to the wrong door for her job, and was shot dead. When people feel threatened, they are shooting before thinking, even in the USA. (A cleaning woman named Maria Florinda Rios Perez, 32, was shot and killed after mistakenly arriving at the wrong home for a job in Whitestown, Indiana, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Her husband, who was with her at the time, witnessed the shooting. ) Hamas's reputation is that of lying. They have lied about every detail; and have hidden in mosques, schools, hospitals, you name it, can't believe them. Why would they suddenly now tell the truth when a lie can get them out! Remember the story of the boy telling lies so many times about the wolf coming that the people didn't believe him when one did come?
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi (Hebrew: יפעת תומר-ירושלמי; born 1974) age 51, is a major general in the Israel Defense Forces who served as the chief military advocate from 1 September 2021 to 31 October 2025. She was the second woman in the history of the IDF to hold this rank. Previously, she served as the gender affairs advisor to the chief of staff of the IDF.
“Tomer-Yerushalmi is first and foremost a wonderful lawyer, with experience and a rich background in all fields needed for the military advocate general. I am sure that she will carry out her work excellently, dealing with the complicated missions that are on the docket, including defending IDF soldiers, international law, and assisting the operational echelon in carrying out their work in accordance with the law,” Benny Gantz said in a statement." She was named "next top lawyer, 2nd female major general.
On 31 October 2025, Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned from her post after admitting she was responsible for leaking a classified surveillance video to the media. The video, which was broadcast by Israel's Channel 12 in August 2024, showed the sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman detention camp. The leak and the video generated significant political backlash. Oy, vah ah voy! This is terrible on the part of the IDF and terrible that she told a TV station about this terrible classified episode that should be immediately rectified and not broadcast to the world! People don't spread news around of their family problems. They usually keep them quiet while they deal with them.
It was not a part of policy, G-d forbid!!! It was a few soldiers who thought they were smart and needed to go to jail. This is not ISRAEL! What kind of soldiers would do such a thing, anyway! We have enough horrible lies going around and this is something we just don't need but need to put an end to; the act of the soldiers, that is. She should have followed it up immediately when she found out to make sure it got to the right people.
The video was first aired by Israel’s Channel 12 in August 2024, but it wasn’t the first report to raise concerns about conditions at the base. In May 2024, CNN spoke to three whistleblowers who detailed allegations of abuse at Sde Teiman. A month later, Israel said it would begin phasing out the facility. But that did little to dull the vitriol targeting the military’s top lawyer.
In her resignation letter, Tomer-Yerushalmi stated that she had approved the release of the material "in an attempt to counter false propaganda against the army's law enforcement authorities". She was referring to claims by right-wing political figures that reports of detainee abuse were fabricated. She emphasized the military's legal and ethical duty to investigate unlawful acts, even in war, and expressed regret that the principle that "there are actions which must never be taken even against the vilest of detainees" was no longer universally accepted. Her resignation came after a criminal probe was launched into the leak, and she was placed on leave.
Here's the problem: According to the Times of Israel, following the reports of abuse of detainees, on 25 May 2024, an unnamed female IDF soldier claimed women guards in Sde Teiman have been subjected to "some form of sexual harassment" from detainees, from allegedly blowing kisses their way and making suggestive remarks to spitting on the floor when they speak. According to Haaretz, citing testimony from Israeli guards at Sde Teiman, female guards made unfounded claims of sexual harassment resulting in torture, beatings and rape of detainees as punishment. Testimonies from Palestinian victims of sexual violence, rape, torture and genital mutilation also relate to female Israeli guards and soldiers engaging in such acts.
(According to what I see, detainees are accusing female guards of unfounded acts, and this is accusation was not substantiated. This means that what Yerushalami might have done was try her best to throw water on this and bring it to an end, unprofessionally, caught in protecting the female guards..)
Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed Tomer-Yerushalmi's resignation, stating that anyone who spreads "blood libels against IDF troops is unfit to wear the army's uniform". Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted saying, that the publication of the video was "perhaps the most severe public relations attack that the state of Israel has experienced since its establishment"
Coalition MKs accuse AG of taking part in ‘deep state’ cover-up of Sde Teiman abuse video leak; former IDF chief prosecutor to be released, though he’s still a suspect. Sde Teiman (Hebrew: שדה תימן) is an Israeli military base located in the Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. During the Gaza war, its use as a detention camp doubled and gained international attention for its systemic human rights violations against its Palestinian detainees from the strip.
On 2 November, the IDF stated that Tomer-Yerushalmi had gone missing. Search efforts focused on Hatzuk Beach in Tel Aviv. At the time, she was scheduled to be questioned as part of the criminal investigation into the leak. She was found alive at a beach in Herzliya after several hours, with police, military, and rescue forces participating in her search. She was arrested by police later that night, along with former IDF prosecutor Matan Solomesh. On 7 November, she was released to ten days of house arrest. Her missing phone was recovered by civilians on Hatzuk Beach and turned in to the police that same day.
The phone of former IDF Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was found on the beach today, and it was still partially charged. Investigators will see what evidence they can find on it. Today is November 7th! Supposedly her missing phone was recovered and turned into the police that same day.
JNS brought out that Israel is so sensitive to bad accusations that they treat the worst criminal with utmost respect and care-well, that was before Oct 7th; and since that they are more realistic about the care and guards, but still are keeping to being the best, above reproach.
Ichilov Hospital confirms Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted, undergoing assessment; police ask to apply house arrest conditions in hospital, said to be seeking to seize passport. It was a suicide attempt, police confirms. Oy vey!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sde_Teiman_detention_camp
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/middleeast/major-general-tomer-yerushalmi-israel-intl
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