Just one day after the New York Times proudly ran an antisemitic blood libel by a journalist with a highly questionable track record,
a civilian commission published a comprehensive report detailing the sexual violence committed by Hamas against October 7 victims and Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
The contrast could not be sharper.
While the NYT piece leaned on virtually no hard evidence beyond a few posts from online grifters of dubious credibility,
this report is based on a two-year independent investigation that reviewed more than:
- 10,000 photos and video clips,
- over 1,800 hours of visual material,
- and more than 430 testimonies from survivors, eyewitnesses, released hostages, and victims’ families.
Its conclusion is unequivocal: the sexual and gender-based violence carried out by Hamas on October 7 and throughout captivity was not random or isolated.
It was systematic, organized, and deliberate.
The commission also states that all findings were cross-checked against both open and confidential sources, alongside physical visits to the attack sites themselves for verification and documentation.
But you probably won’t hear much about this report.
Not in the NYT, and not in most major international outlets — because large parts of the global media have long since gone morally and professionally bankrupt.
So that’s where I come in.
I’m going to break down the report’s findings, compare them to the NYT piece,
and also try to explain why the NYT operates the way it does — and why serious journalism no longer seems to be its priority.
Link to the commission’s website and the full report at the end of the thread.
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What did the report find? Based on the vast body of evidence and testimony collected over the past two years,Cthe report identifies 13 recurring patterns of sexual and gender-based violence which, according to the commission, appeared across multiple attack sites and amongOne of the most disturbing findings in the report is a concept the monsters of Hamas forced into our reality: Kinocide — Kinocidal Sexual Violence. The idea is horrifying in its simplicity: not only were individuals targeted on October 7, but the family itself became aAnd then there’s perhaps the most grotesque element of all: the use of media as a tool of psychological torture. According to the report, videos and images were sent directly to relatives, uploaded through victims’ own social media accounts, and in some cases families learnedSo what is the report actually trying to achieve? This is a good moment to remember how quickly the court in The Hague rushed to pursue proceedings against Israel, issue arrest warrants against Israelis, and how eagerly various countries lined up to join the campaign —So why would the NYT — arguably the most powerful media brand in the world — choose to publish such a vile blood libel without any verified evidence behind it? And maybe an even better question is: why does it continue giving a platform to a journalist who has already beenNow, beyond the legal dimension, this report is also a moral and human fight against silence, denial, and the erasure of the victims. Many of those who suffered were murdered, can no longer testify, or are still living with unimaginable trauma, which is why the authors argueWith its publication today, the report was distributed to hundreds of international bodies and institutions, including UN agencies, human rights organizations, research institutes, legal experts, diplomats, parliaments, and policymakers around the world. Now let’s see what their
Many of the photos and videos were taken by Hamas because they were so proud of the horrific atrocities they were committing.
