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Israel’s Top Military Prosecutor Resigns Over Leak of Sde Teiman Prison Video

She leaves after a police probe into a Sde Teiman leak that she says she authorized to defend the military justice system.

Overview

  • Jifat Tomer-Jeruschalmi submitted her resignation on Friday to IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir following her recent suspension.
  • Police have opened an investigation into last year’s leak and are probing whether the Military Advocate General’s Office forwarded the footage.
  • In her resignation letter, she acknowledged approving release of the clip to counter what she described as false propaganda against military prosecutors.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz said she would not return to her post and pledged to hold those he accuses of defaming soldiers to account.
  • The Channel 12 video is said to show soldiers beating a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, a detention site long criticized over alleged abuse.