Israel’s Top Military Lawyer Arrested After She Admitted Leaking Video of Soldiers’ Abuse

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors

The detention of the military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, raises questions about the rule of law in Israel. Photograph: Oren Ben Hakoon/AP

JERUSALEM (TWP) — Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, until last week Israel’s top military lawyer, is now behind bars amid a scandal that has captivated the nation. Her sudden resignation, brief disappear…