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Fast Forward At the UN, a call to recognize Oct. 7 victims of rape
Rallygoers said that far too many have ignored or excused Hamas' rape of women and girls in Israel
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Opinion The women’s movement has a double standard when sexual violence happens to Jews
Sexual violence happened on Oct. 7. Why are the UN and other human rights groups ignoring it?
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Opinion Israeli women were raped and widowed by Hamas. Now the world ignores and mocks their suffering
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, Israeli women have been considered both 'unrapeable' and sexually depraved
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Fast Forward As Hamas supporters deny rapes, investigation raises questions about whether forensic evidence from Oct. 7 was collected
Such evidence would bolster accounts by witnesses and recovery workers to counter denials by Hamas supporters
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Fast Forward Israel releases horrific eyewitness account of rape carried out by Hamas
Testimony from massacre survivor describes gang rape and murder of a young woman at the music festival
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Fast Forward Top IDF chief confirms rape and other ‘crimes against humanity’ in Oct. 7 attack
'Whoever they saw, they killed' — Rear. Adm. Daniel Hagari
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News How Biden condemned Hamas for rape before the IDF had evidence it happened
A close look at how social media and politics operate in the fog of war
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News Stan Polovets, Genesis Prize chief, accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
An anonymous woman said the businessman and philanthropist drugged and assaulted her after a date in 2021
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