Shoshana's mother, Orit Strook — the minister of settlements — is a staunch supporter of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Tel Aviv, April 12 (RHC)-- A hawkish Israeli minister known for her extreme right-wing politics and support for illegal settlements is facing serious allegations of sexual abuse by her daughter.

Shoshana Strook, the daughter of Israeli minister of settlements Orit Strook, filed a police complaint in Italy alleging sexual assault by both of her parents and a brother.  She stated that resurfacing memories prompted her decision to report the abuse, which she hopes will help her heal from emotional trauma.

She made the allegations in a statement posted on social media, revealing that she had filed a formal complaint and was seeking justice and relief.  "I'm currently in Italy and recently filed a report with the police," she said.  "I hope to find a place where I can get some relief."

“After a long period of doubt, extreme emotional states, and a lot of guilt, I wanted to share that I experienced sexual abuse by both of my parents and one of my brothers,” Shoshana wrote.

She also said that her parents physically harmed her three younger brothers, stating: “After years of beatings and guilt, I finally spoke out. The memories are overwhelming, but I need justice.”

Shoshana also said that the memories coming up to her lately are "becoming too overwhelming", recalling one in which she hit three of her younger brothers.  She didn't reveal which brother sexually assaulted her. However, one of her brothers, Zviki Strook, has been reportedly charged with kidnapping and torturing a Palestinian boy in 2007.

Shoshana's mother, Orit Strook, is a staunch supporter of Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Ironically, Orit relentlessly pushed prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's baseless narratives and unsubstantiated claims that Palestinian resistance group Hamas committed sexual assault on October 7, 2023.  She now faces grave allegations of having abused her own children.

The Strook family has been in the spotlight before. In 2007, Orit’s son, Zviki Strook, was reportedly charged with kidnapping and torturing a Palestinian minor.  The Palestinian boy was found severely beaten and bleeding after escaping an alleged torture session.

Orit was born into a Jewish family of Hungarian lawyers. She married Avraham Strook and the couple chose to live in illegal settlements on Palestinian land.

Their first home was in the settlement of Yamit in the Sinai Peninsula. However, following the 1982 evacuation of Yamit after the Sinai was returned to Egypt in 1979, the Strook family relocated to the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil—again, settling illegally.

Since 2013, she has continued to live in the Avraham Avinu settlement in al-Khalil.  In 2024, Orit stated that Israel should maintain a “long-term military presence in Gaza and annex the occupied West Bank”. She also argued that there should be no exit strategy from Gaza.

Orit  made headlines after posting a video to her X account from a Knesset session in which she argued that a Palestinian state would be an “existential threat” to Israel.”

In May 2024, she opposed a proposed ceasefire agreement in Israel’s war on Gaza. Orit also criticized the United States for its efforts to broker a ceasefire deal, stating that the U.S. “doesn’t deserve to be called a friend of Israel.”

[ SOURCE: PRESS TV and NEWS AGENCIES ]