I’m old enough to remember the Left’s ‘Me Too’ movement, when the sexual abuse and exploitation of women was the biggest, most urgent political cause du jour. The dirty little secret, of course, was this: the Me Too movement was nothing more than a political cudgel, designed to use (and abuse) our rightful disgust over sexual abuse for purely partisan purposes. The accusers and their enablers didn’t really care about women who had been abused, as many of them made false claims of such abuse, as much as they did about punishing their ideological opponents.
It was one of many examples in the Left’s long line of using women for political gain, only to toss us aside when we’re no longer useful to them. But it, unfortunately, isn’t the worst.
That honor, and I use that term facetiously, goes to the Left’s response to the horrific sexual abuse and weaponized rape perpetuated by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The Left justified and excused rape as a form of ‘resistance,’ and the New York Times tried to undermine the damning report on Hamas’ sexual atrocities that was released back in May.
What’s even more frightening is that there’s nowhere for women to turn. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Reem Alsalem, has repeatedly minimized and dismissed claims of Hamas’ sexual atrocities. Earlier this year, she said those claims were ‘misinformation’ (the Left’s favorite word to describe inconvenient facts) being used to ‘justify the genocide against Palestinians.’
SHAME: Reem Alsalem, the U.N. “expert” on violence against women, doubles down on denying that Hamas terrorists committed rape on October 7th — she says it’s all “misinformation” to “justify the genocide against Palestinians.” pic.twitter.com/yuZHzOcXd5
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) April 27, 2026
Now watch Alsalem’s face as she’s confronted by a woman who survived the October 7 attacks.
Watch closely new video showing the U.N. reaction: as courageous former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky confronts October 7th denier Reem al-Salem—by recounting the horrific abuse she suffered from Hamas—the U.N. rapporteur on violence against women sits there stone-faced. No empathy. pic.twitter.com/bxx7ZWNo7C
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) June 23, 2026
That is the face of absolute disinterest and disdain. Alsalem doesn’t believe Gritzewsky, because she’s Israeli, of course.
The purpose of the U.N., when it comes to women, is supposedly to end such violence. According to their own website (emphasis added):
A woman’s right to live free from violence is upheld by international agreements such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Only 40 per cent of women seek help of any sort after experiencing violence, and so we advocate for, and support, women and girls’ access to quality, multi-sectoral services essential for their safety, protection and recovery, especially for those who already suffer multiple forms of discrimination.
We partner with governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations and other institutions to find ways to prevent violence against women and girls, focusing on early education, respectful relationships, and working with men and boys. Prevention is still the most cost-effective, long-term way to stop violence.
As part of UN Women’s comprehensive approach, we also work with partners to enhance data collection and analysis to provide a better understanding of the nature, magnitude, and consequences of violence against women and girls. Data collection and analysis also helps UN Women and our partners understand what works and doesn’t work to address this violence.
It’s easy to see why only 40 percent of women seek help. If they’re Israeli or Jewish, or their abusers are Islamic terrorists, it’s clear whose side the U.N. is on, and that’s not the women’s side.
The message is as clear as it is alarming: rape and sexual abuse are fine, if done for the correct, Leftist-approved causes, and I’ll be as blunt as I can be here: if they’ll excuse what Hamas did, they’ll excuse anything. Look at how the global Left reacted to the U.K. Rape Gang Inquiry, where an estimated 250,000 British girls, mostly White and lower-class, were systematically raped, abused, and trafficked by highly organized networks of Muslim men. That report has been downplayed and dismissed wholesale, with one police officer reportedly telling the parents of a victim they should be grateful their daughter was being taught diversity.
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