https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/636d4992-4413-43a6-a248-0784fe7955f0 Speaking to Middle East Eye’s Mathilda Mallinson, US political commentator Katie Halper said that Israeli media has been able to cover sexual abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails more openly than Western media because, she argued, Palestinians have been so dehumanised by Israelis. “They have so dehumanised Palestinians, generally and through the media, that it’s actually acceptable, in some ways, to do what they are doing to prisoners,” Halper said. She added that, when it comes to sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners, Western media is “complicit but not explicit”. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:28:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/636d4992-4413-43a6-a248-0784fe7955f0 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.