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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: What’s so important about the UN’s new report confirming Oct. 7 rapes, torture of Israeli women?
Description: Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence against women, and may be disturbing to some listeners.
On March 4, days before International Women’s Day, the office of the UN’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict released their long-awaited report on what happened to Israeli women near Gaza on Oct. 7. The report paints a gruesome picture of what happened to some of the 300 Israeli women who were attacked and killed by Hamas—and also warns that hostages still being held in Gaza are likely still being rape and tortured.
The UN’s fact-find...