Reem Alsalem, Jordanian and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, stunned observers over the weekend by tweeting that “no independent investigation has found that rape occurred on October 7” during the October 7 massacre carried out by terrorist operatives of Hamas.
Israeli officials slammed the statement as a “moral disgrace,” arguing it wipes away the documented and verified sexual atrocities committed against Israeli women by Hamas terrorists during the attack.
Alsalem’s role as a UN-mandated expert means her denial threatens to undermine the credibility of global efforts to expose and prosecute gender-based wartime crimes. Many are calling for her immediate removal from office.
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