A lone female Israeli hostage, accompanied by armed gunmen, was jostled through a mob of jeering men in the southern Gaza Strip. The scenes of jubilation and aggression during the hostage handover have been condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The behaviour of the Islamist crowd has been described as evil and deeply misogynistic, considering the regime's history of violence against Jewish women. Western liberal women who deny the suffering of Jewish women and support the Palestinian cause are accused of betraying feminist principles. The denial of the unequal treatment of women in Palestine is seen as a profound disgust and a betrayal of all womankind.