Inside the attempted cover-up of Israel’s Sde Teiman scandal
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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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- Nida Ibrahim, Al Jazeera Correspondent
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This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Sarí el-Khalili and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Farhan Rafid, Fatima Shafiq, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Catherine Nouhan, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Farhan Rafid and Fatima Shafiq. Our host is Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, leaked video of a horrific crime and the turmoil it's causing in Israel. |
| 0:18.1 | The investigation into the leak is sidestepping the actual rape |
| 0:21.8 | and other crimes that are happening in Israeli prisons like this one. |
| 0:26.4 | As this scandal becomes more about who leaked what |
| 0:29.5 | and not about the abuse of Palestinian detainees, |
| 0:32.9 | is justice for the victims even possible? |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Malikabilal, and this is The Take. |
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| 1:09.9 | In Israel, it's being called the Stéthaman affair. |
| 1:14.1 | Last year, 10 Israeli reservists were arrested for allegedly physically and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at the Stetheman detention camp. |
| 1:23.8 | After protesters and some right-wing politicians stormed the camp to forcibly free the defendants, |
| 1:30.0 | footage of the attack was leaked to Israel's Channel 12 news. |
| 1:34.3 | It shows Israeli soldiers dragging and allegedly sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner, |
| 1:39.0 | hiding their actions behind riot shields. |
| 1:42.7 | But video evidence of the assault |
| 1:45.0 | has not yet led to justice |
| 1:47.0 | for the victim of abuse. |
| 1:49.0 | Instead, a criminal investigation |
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