Israeli “commission” on 7 October rape claims exposed as fraud

from Electronic Intifada

In early December, the White House received Cochav Elkayam-Levy, whom it described in a press statement as the “Chair of Israel’s Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children.”

The subject of multiple media profiles, Elkayam-Levy played a key role in giving international legitimacy to Israel’s baseless atrocity propaganda about mass rapes.

But now Elkayam-Levy and her commission have been exposed as frauds...

During her meeting with Biden administration officials, Elkayam-Levy “spoke about her work to gather testimony and document evidence of the events of 7 October and develop a comprehensive accounting of gender-based violence committed by Hamas,” the White House said...

The article’s shocking headline asserted that “The Scope of Hamas’ Campaign of Rape Against Israeli Women Is Revealed, Testimony After Testimony.”...

One clue that this was rubbish was buried in the Haaretz article itself, the admission that “Thus far, the commission has not taken testimony directly, but it will begin to do so soon.”...

It turns out that Elkayam-Levy’s “civil commission” – described by the White House as if it were an official Israeli body – does not even exist...

“It’s no joke. Little by little, professionals have begun to distance themselves from her because she is unreliable,” the source added, citing the damage such false accounts do to Israel’s already battered credibility.

It had previously been exposed that Elkayam-Levy also tried to pass off an old photo of a deceased Kurdish female fighter in another country as a victim of the 7 October violence...

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