i was born in taliban-controlled afghanistan and spent the majority of my childhood under the subsequent american occupation. my village was controlled by terrorists and warlords and patrolled by american soldiers who pretended they were âpeacekeepersâ but, for the most part, were only interested in abusing local afghans and raping women and girls. iâve both witnessed and experienced the sexual violence of my countryâs islamic fundamentalist factions as well as american occupying forces.
what iâve seen both israel and hamas do to women in palestine and the occupied territories is eerily similar. i know people love to shout resistance by any means necessary! and similar slogans, but rape is not about âresistanceâ, itâs about men exerting power and control over women. making excuses for it just goes to show how ready and willing 'leftistsâ are to throw women to the wolves as soon as they see an opportunity.
and if you think the men of hamas go home after raping their 'conquests of warâ to treat palestinian women like saints, you havenât been paying attention to male violence throughout human history at all. the men who use war as an excuse to rape enemy women are going home to rape, beat and abuse their wives and daughters just the same.
