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Scrutinizing the Guardians of Zion, Part II (Louis Frankenthaler)

The following is the second part of a two-part essay. Click here to read part one. Scrutinizing the Monitor This essay is a response to the granddaddy of the GOZ’s Professor Gerald Steinberg (head of...

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Freed Palestinian prisoner recounts torture in Israeli jails

Mukhlis Burghal is one of the Palestinian prisoners who was exchanged for Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit. His experience in Israeli jails points to the state’s disregard for prisoners’ human rights The...

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High Court upholds flawed procedure on torture investigations

The High Court of Justice upheld the procedure regarding complaints of torture against Shin Bet agents, despite the fact that this procedure resulted in no investigations after nearly 600 complaints...

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Photos: 2012 Human Rights March in Tel Aviv

On Friday, December 7th, thousands hit the streets of Tel Aviv for the annual Human Rights March, put on by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). The march gathered more than 130...

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Legal experts cannot erase Israel’s history of torture

Since 2001 over 850 complaints of torture have been submitted by Palestinians. Not a single criminal investigation has been opened.  By Dr. Ishai Menuhin Whenever Israel signs a treaty, international...

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Open Mic: Israel has failed to outlaw torture

Israel Social TV gave a microphone and a camera to Dr. Ishai Menuchin, executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCABI), and asked him to speak about Israel’s obligations...

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A law criminalizing torture: The first step on a long path

Unless a law to criminalize torture is passed, we cannot begin combatting the view that a human being’s body and soul can be abused for punishment or to extract information. By Rachel Stroumsa Jaffa...

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Top court gives Israel even broader powers to use torture

Nearly 20 years after it banned torture, Israel’s High Court is finding new ways to justify using physical force in the interrogation of security suspects. Israeli activists participate in an action...

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Police botched investigation into shooting of Arab MK, report finds

Human rights group demands Israel Police reopen its case into the 2017 shooting of Joint List Chairman Ayman Odeh in the head with a sponge-tipped bullet after finding the initial investigation was...

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Scrutinizing the Guardians of Zion, Part II (Louis Frankenthaler)

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Freed Palestinian prisoner recounts torture in Israeli jails

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High Court upholds flawed procedure on torture investigations

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Photos: 2012 Human Rights March in Tel Aviv

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Legal experts cannot erase Israel’s history of torture

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Open Mic: Israel has failed to outlaw torture

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A law criminalizing torture: The first step on a long path

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Top court gives Israel even broader powers to use torture

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Police botched investigation into shooting of Arab MK, report finds

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