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An Israeli policeman shoots tear gas during a protest following the death of a Muhammad Sunuqrut, in the neighborhood of Wadi Joz in East Jerusalem on September 8, 2014. Muhammad Sunuqrut, 16, was wounded by police gunfire in the Wadi Joz neighborhood on August 31 and died from his injuries on September 7. (photo: Activestills)

Israel’s military prosecution presents: How to whittle away an investigation

A member of Israel’s security forces shot a bullet at Ashraf Muhammad Jamal Tufiq’s foot in 2009. The IDF’s investigatory bodies did their best to make sure they will never find the shooter. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz On Friday, January 16, 2009, someone – a member of the Israeli security forces –…

By +972 Magazine January 6, 2015

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses released Palestinian prisoners at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 31, 2013. (Activestills.org)

Palestine’s ICC bid is only as threatening as Israel makes it

Instead of reviling Palestinian accession to the International Criminal Court as an effort to delegitimize and isolate it, Israel would be better off focusing inward. By Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man One of the more ironic aspects of Israeli opposition to Palestinian accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is its deep involvement in…

By +972 Magazine January 2, 2015

Sodier arresting child in Beit Omar, 2010 (Anne Paq / Activestills)

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 standards require it to come up with creative bypasses and convoluted legal answers for its actions. At the same, the Israeli government finds it difficult…

By +972 Magazine October 24, 2014

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Palestinians gather as some people dig to recover some bodies in the village of Khuza'a, East of Khan Younis August 1st, 2014. Hundreds of residents went back to Khuza'a at the beginning of the ceasefire to dig out and collect bodies, and to salvage furniture. Khuza'a was cut off from the rest of Gaza Strip and occupied by Israeli soldiers. A large number of residents were killed and injured, and many homes were destroyed. Most residents fled the Israeli attacks. 2,100 Palestinians were killed during the war, a majority of whom are believed to be civilians. (Photo: Activestills.org)

Leading Israeli human rights group stops cooperating with IDF in Gaza probes

In a move that could strengthen the case for international investigation of alleged Israeli war crimes, B’Tselem says it will no longer share its current Gaza case files with the country’s Military Advocate General. Human rights watchdog declares that Israel is unable and unwilling to investigate alleged war crimes committed by its own soldiers. Citing “severe…

By Samer Badawi September 7, 2014