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Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli military prison (By ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com)

A law banning torture in Israel? Don’t hold your breath

An anti-torture law currently being drafted by the Justice Ministry is not enough to fix an entire legal system that allows the practice to be used against an occupied population. During its review session at the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva on Wednesday, Israel’s representatives informed the committee that the Justice Ministry is drafting…

By Amjad Iraqi May 6, 2016

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli military prison (By ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com)

Report alleges abuse, torture at Shin Bet interrogation facility

A new report by B’Tselem and Hamoked includes testimonies of Palestinian detainees who were held in Israel’s ‘Shikma’ interrogation facility. Human Rights organizations “Hamoked — Defence of the Individual” and B’Tselem on Wednesday published a report that draws on affidavits and statements from 116 Palestinians who spent time in the Shin Bet’s (Israel Security Agency)…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man February 24, 2016

Illustrative photo of a plainclothes security officer by Photo by ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com

How I ended up being questioned by the Shin Bet

An Israeli activist on how she was detained and summoned for a ‘chat’ with Israel’s internal security service which, among other things, wanted to know her thoughts on Zionism — all because she participated in a Gaza flotilla three years ago. By Reut Mor Heading home to Israel this past Sunday from vacation on the…

By +972 Magazine June 25, 2015

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Imprisoned PLO leader Marwan Barghouti (SP Foto/CC BY NC-ND 2.0)

12 Palestinian members of parliament are in Israeli prison

While we often hear Palestinian prisoners in the news, little is said about the lawmakers currently sitting in Israeli prisons. Many of them have spent years in jail, often as political prisoners in administrative detention, suffering beatings, interrogations and imprisonment in difficult conditions. Yet many of them still see a chance of living side-by-side with Israel, whether…

By +972 Magazine June 6, 2015

Israeli soldiers blindfold and arrest a young Palestinian man in Hebron. (photo: Activestills.org)

The illusion of change in the West Bank military courts

Positive developments in the treatment of minors by Israeli security forces are overshadowed by partial and half-hearted implementation. By Gerard Horton In March 2013, UNICEF recommended that all children detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank must be given written information about their rights, including the right to silence and prompt access to…

By +972 Magazine May 2, 2015

Soldiers arresting youths in Nabi Saleh, 2013. (Yotam Ronen / Activestills).

A pretense of progress for children in Israel’s military courts

A new amendment requiring military authorities to videotape interrogations of Palestinian minors may seem like a step in the right direction. That is, until you read the fine print. By Gerard Horton Change has been afoot since UNICEF published a report finding that the ill treatment of children held in Israeli military detention “appears to…

By +972 Magazine November 4, 2014

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Shin Bet ‘warns’ Israeli blogger about his reporting on interrogations

After he began researching Shin Bet interrogations of Palestinians, Noam R. is questioned about his political activism and warned that he ‘might lose his job.’ Israeli blogger Noam R. was summoned on Monday to a “warning meeting” by the Israel Security Agency (the Shin Bet). Noam was questioned on research he is conducting, and was…

By Noam Sheizaf May 19, 2014