Cochav Elkayam-Levy, the Israeli lawyer at the center of the campaign accusing Hamas of systematic sexual violence on October 7, now stands accused
by Israeli media of scamming donors and spreading misinformation. The allegations appeared
just days after Elkayam-Levy received the prestigious Israel Prize.
As the founder of the so-called Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children, Israel lawyer Cochav Elkayam Levy has been a go-to source for Western media organizations pushing the narrative that Palestinian militants carried out sexual assault on a massive and systematic basis when they attacked Israel.
Elkayam-Levy has starred in a
factually challenged CNN special on the topic narrated by the fervently pro-Israel host Jake Tapper, who identified her as "an expert in human rights law who organized a civil committee to document evidence." Haaretz featured Elkayam-Levy as the subject of a
puff piece which misleadingly claimed that her work "presents a horrifying picture that leaves no room for doubt: On October 7, Hamas terrorists systematically carried out acts of rape and sexual abuse."
Then, on December 6, 2023, members of the White House National Security Council and Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein
hosted Elkayam-Levy in Washington to hear "about her work to gather testimony and document evidence of the events of October 7 and develop a comprehensive accounting of gender-based violence committed by Hamas."
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