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Israeli journalist calls for rape against Palestinians to be institutionalised

Israeli journalist Yehuda Schlesinger from the Israel Hayom newspaper called for the widespread rape of Palestinian prisoners during an unchallenged panel discussion on Israeli TV.

When asked to comment on the rape of Palestinian detainees held by Israel, Schlesinger said, "The only problem I have is that it’s not a regulated policy of the state to abuse the detainees because, first of all, they deserve it, and it’s great revenge... maybe it will serve as a deterrent."

In the past, Schlesinger has stated that Palestinians living in Gaza "deserve a hard, agonizing death" and that "there are no innocent people" in the besieged Strip.