Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer is thrown into jail

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The intense rhetoric over the past few days is reminiscent of what it was like in Israel immediately before the Oct. 7 attack that launched the war in Gaza, Plesner said.
39% : A web of legal issues Three separate legal issues must be sorted out as part of Israel's investigation into what happened at Sde Teiman, said Yohanan Plesner, the president of the Jerusalem-based think tank Israel Democracy Institute.
37% : The fury over the leaked video reveals the depth of polarization in Israel -- and at least for the moment, keeps the media and the public focused on the leak and not the allegations of abuse.
34% : Many regard the assassination as Israel's lowest point in terms of divisions and incitement among the Israeli public, and worry that the dramatic events of the weekend foreshadow Israel's return to a similar period of internal strife.
33% : While the investigation into her actions continues, she is being held at a women's prison in central Israel.
32% : Instead, it triggered fierce criticism from Israel's hard-line political leaders.

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