What I Learned Cataloging the Sexual Violence of October 7

What the Civil Commission report reveals about October 7, Hamas' sexual violence

In the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attack, denial of Hamas’s atrocities proliferated rapidly online.  Some institutions, public figures, and activists cast doubt not only on the scale of the massacre but also on whether it had even happened at all. The most pervasive form of October 7 denial, however, has been the rejection or minimization of evidence showing Hamas’s use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.  To combat this growing phe…

What I Learned Cataloging the Sexual Violence of October 7

For over two years, the world has been subjected to an undignified debate over whether there even was any sexual violence during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Doubt was poured onto those who had clearly and obviously suffered unspeakable tragedy. The furor and implausible skepticism about an event that was in horrifyingly large part documented in real time by its perpetrators, using live feed cameras, carried the familiar undertone reser…

The Civil Commission’s Report on Oct 7th Sexual Violence – Silenced NO More – Executive Summary

Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled is the most comprehensive independent investigation to date into the systematic sexual and gender-based violence commit