#Palestine / Israeli Prison Authority accused of humiliating a Jewish anti-war activist, threatening to tattoo a Star of David on his face
Itamar Greenberg, an anti-war activist, was arrested during a protest. He alleges that Israeli Prison Authority (Shabas) officials forced him to wear a shirt with the slogan “The Jewish people live” (עם ישראל חי) and threatened to tattoo a Star of David on his face. This incident is not isolated, as similar incidents have been recorded recently involving Palestinian hostages brought into Israel from #Gaza. Upon their release, these hostages were also forced to wear shirts with demeaning slogans. Shabas’ spokesperson claimed that the shirt was changed for Greenberg’s safety.
[…] Greenberg recounts: "When we went down in the elevator, which is small, they also threatened me. One of them said: 'I'll make you far-right, a kippah with a Star of David, come put on tefillin, are you a Jew with a circumcised penis?' It was really unpleasant.
[…] Greenberg waited about two hours in the cell. Before he was released, a senior Shabas officer arrived "with three falafels (police rank) and the writing 'מפק"ץ' [officer in charge]. She photographed me with her phone. I thought she was doing it to check the issue, because they told her what happened in the hearing.
[…] "Later, when I came to be released, another Shabas man with two falafels (prison guard rank) said to me: 'What is this shirt, you're not leaving with it.' I said to him: 'Of course I'm leaving with it. You shamed me, you tried to insult me, and I demand documentation of this.' He said to me: 'I hope you get kidnapped,' and the officer said: 'Amen, thanks to all the prayers and all the righteous people, have fun in the tunnels, go to Gaza.' They said: 'I hope an Iranian missile falls on your head.' Another one said to me: 'Next time you're arrested, we'll tattoo a Star of David on your face,' assuming like they did to a Palestinian detainee. Within all this conversation, I understood that if I refused, they would hit me, so I took off the shirt."
Hebrew mekomit.co.il/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%…
Also zoha.org.il/137614/ and haaretz.co.il/news/law/2025-05…
@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
סוהרים איימו על מפגין שנעצר בהפגנה נגד המלחמה שיקעקעו לו מגן דוד על הפרצוף - זו הדרך
המפגין איתמר גרינברג הוא סרבן כיבוש ומלחמה שוחרר מהצבא בתחילת מארס לאחר חודשים ארוכים בכלאמערכת "זו הדרך" (זו הדרך)
thadius
in reply to Vince McMrMan • • •