Discussion on Sexual Abuse in Israeli Schools

Well, Vanessa, I mean, you've written about rape in Israeli schools, haven't you?

And Latifa's report there, I mean, talked about multiple gang rapes in schools.

I mean, this is truly shocking, isn't it?

Yeah, it is. And I mean, I've written two reports,

actually, on the fact that Israel is,

one, a haven for paedophiles. Tens of thousands of paedophiles have been given refuge inside Israel.

But the most recent report was, in fact, an investigation.

And I think this is important to make this point.

These investigations are being carried out by Israeli media.

This isn't something that has been concocted external to Israel.

And the recent investigation by Israel Hayom into the ritual gang rape by,

again, members of the educational community, the religious instruction community, some rabbis,

leaders of the community, family members and relatives.

This is another very important point to be made.

And many of these gang rapes were conducted under some kind of macabre religious ceremony,

where the child was offered up as sacrifice for redemption for those performing the gang rape.

And in many cases, from what I read from the testimonies,

children were told that if they didn't offer themselves up for this ritual sacrifice and rape, multiple rape,

that another child from the family would be taken in their place.

So it's a complete destruction of a child's mental state and their emotional and spiritual state, because, of course,

the fact that this rape is being conducted by members of the educational school system

is going to break down their ability to both process this rape and to deal with it in the future.

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