A video showing Israeli soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner has shaken Israel’s military and judiciary, leading to the arrest of the prosecutor who leaked it. But as the fallout centers on the leak, and not the events in the video, what does it mean for the victim of the so-called Sde Teiman affair?

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Inside the attempted cover-up of Israel’s Sde Teiman scandal

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Inside the attempted cover-up of Israel’s Sde Teiman scandal