CIA cites Israeli court ruling to "justify" torture program
10 December 2014
Israeli ruling provided a “novel” excuse for inflicting pain on detainees, according to a 2001 CIA memo.
Rights and Accountability
Israel put in dock for seriously injuring US activist Tristan Anderson
9 December 2014
California man requires round-the-clock care after being hit by tear gas canister five years ago.
Judge orders Palestinian American Rasmea Odeh freed on bond
8 December 2014
Supporters welcome “fantastic news” that Odeh will return home to Chicago until her March sentencing.
Videos show casual brutality of Israeli army in Hebron
8 December 2014
When Palestinians attempted to protest against the closure of a key checkpoint, they were immediately attacked with tear gas.
Rasmea Odeh in prolonged solitary confinement in Michigan jail
5 December 2014
Odeh, 67, who suffers from health problems, has been in total segregation. She is not allowed to receive visitors or mail, speak to other prisoners, or use the commissary.
Israel plans to reintroduce ban on Palestinian flag
1 December 2014
A new Israeli bill is part of a racist wave of legislation, according to prominent Israeli academic Ilan Pappé.
Top UN official aloof as Gaza is “submerged in despair”
28 November 2014
Gaza private contractors and Palestinian resistance groups add to outrage over UN’s betrayal of international promises on reconstruction.
Why Slovenia must repudiate its "debt" to Israel
28 November 2014
Recognizing “Palestine” will soon be discussed by lawmakers in Ljubljana.
Palestinians demand end to UN complicity in Gaza siege
25 November 2014
Israeli firms profit from Gaza destruction and reconstruction, currently stalled due to the failure of the UN’s Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
Dad decries soft charge for Israeli accused in videotaped killing of son
24 November 2014
The border policeman accused of killing Nadim Nuwara has been charged with manslaughter instead of murder.