NewzPhoto of Israeli soldiers posing next to blindfolded Palestinian fuels anger online A viral photo of two Israeli soldiers posing next to a blindfolded Palestinian has sparked widespread anger online. The image was shared on Tuesday among a series of photos on the personal Instagram accountof Nikol Stelmashvski, an Israeli who appears to have recently completed her military service. It shows two female soldiers smiling while posing next to an unidentified young Palestinian who is sitting on the ground with his head down.
The post was accompanied by a Hebrew-language caption that appears to mark the end of Stelmashvski's military service: “Two years and eight (months), four wars… Thousands of memories, a million and one experiences. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While the image was removed from Instagram, screengrabs of the scene circulated widely online. “Turning his humiliation into a moment of celebration,” said Palestinian academic and human rights advocate Ramy Abdu on X.
Another X user posted: "I'm old enough to remember Abu Graib and the shock the world felt seeing the images of how Iraqis were treated, and how the soldiers involved were vilified. "IDF revel in depravity and no one is holding Israel to account." You can post this picture with no details and everyone will immediately know where it was taken and what country these women are from. Since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza, Israeli soldiers have widely shared footage from the Palestinian enclave that some experts say may amount to war crimes.
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