Hadassah National President Carol Ann Schwartz testified before a special session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on February 18, urging Israel to press the United Nations to hold Hamas accountable for sexual violence.
“We were outraged by Hamas’s brutal October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the reports of extensive weaponization of sexual violence,” said Schwartz, there as part of a mission with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and reported by JNS. She testified alongside Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, and Jewish Women International CEO Meredith Jacobs.
“The United Nations has yet to list Hamas as a party suspected of committing patterns of rape in armed conflict or hold the terrorist organization accountable for these crimes against humanity,” Schwartz continued. “We will not give up. Sexual violence in conflict is increasing worldwide, and accountability is key to preventing future atrocities.”
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