Peloni: What needs to be understood as the reality behind this scandal is that among the initial charges against the IDF soldiers was the charge that they had sodomized the prisoner in question, this despite there was never any evidence presented to support this charge on the video which was released. Furthermore, the video itself has evidence of being selectively edited in at least two places, and counter claims have been made that these edits were effected to alter the true context of the events which were recorded. This represents a massive blood libel against the IDF and seriously damaged Israel’s image during the height of its 8 front war with Iran. The impact of these charges against the good conduct and nature of the IDF at a critical point in the war can not be overstated, and yet it was the intention of the authorities involved to sweep the truth of this calumny against Israel under the rug. The revelation of this inquiry gives hope that the reign of terror held over Israel by the Israeli Deep State may be at the zenith of its illicit power and mismanagement. One can only hope that this is true.
Far-right lawmaker who joined mob at detention facility where abuse allegedly took place last year accuses military’s top lawyer of distributing footage to ‘slander IDF soldiers’
29 October 2025
Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi. Photo by IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia
Coalition members welcomed Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s decision Wednesday to launch a criminal probe into leaked footage from the Sde Teiman detention facility that purported to show soldiers severely abusing a Gazan inmate last year, saying the video was leaked to defame the troops.
According to the IDF, investigators are probing the possible involvement of individuals from the office of Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi in distributing the video aired by Channel 12 in August 2024. Tomer-Yerushalmi, who is not herself a suspect, is on indefinite leave due to the investigation, which Baharav-Miara said was launched following new evidence.
Right-wing lawmakers and ministers, three of whom joined a mob that stormed Sde Teiman after the IDF soldiers suspected of abuse were detained, had long described the video as slander against IDF troops and called for the MAG’s office to be investigated for the leak.
Defense Minister Israel Katz, of the ruling Likud party, said Wednesday that he “welcomes and supports” the decision to launch the criminal probe. “This is a serious affair that created a blood libel against IDF soldiers in Israel and around the world, and it must be thoroughly examined and investigated,” he said.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has accused military jurists of endangering combat soldiers with legal constraints, said on X that the probe, and Tomer-Yerushalmi’s leave, were “a dramatic development in the defense of democracy against criminal conduct disguised as legal action.”
“All those involved in the affair must be held accountable, including the attorney general herself, who initially tried to thwart the investigation with a false statement to the High Court of Justice,” he added.
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