Israel turns bus into torture chamber
10 October 2017
International media ignored arrest of 120 Palestinians during Jerusalem raid. Read more about Israel turns bus into torture chamber
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Israeli universities help Shin Bet torturers recruit students
12 June 2015
Academic institutions’ collusion with Shin Bet will likely bolster calls for boycott. Read more about Israeli universities help Shin Bet torturers recruit students
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. Read more about CIA cites Israeli court ruling to "justify" torture program
Netanyahu threatens to force-feed hunger striking Palestinian prisoners
6 June 2014
Israel Prison Service refuses to negotiate as hunger strike enters 45th day. Read more about Netanyahu threatens to force-feed hunger striking Palestinian prisoners
Shabak tortures and ill-treats Palestinian detainees with impunity
7 February 2012
The Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) reveals how Israel has evaded criminal investigations into all 701 complaints of torture and ill-treatment. Meanwhile the torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees continues. Read more about Shabak tortures and ill-treats Palestinian detainees with impunity
Israel's impunity challenged by torture victim in Jerusalem
East Jerusalem 28 December 2011
An important precedent was recently set that could challenge the entrenched system of impunity for Israeli interrogators who torture and abuse Palestinian detainees. Read more about Israel's impunity challenged by torture victim in Jerusalem
Rights groups: anti-boycott law "effectively a legal annexation of W. Bank"
12 July 2011
Human rights groups in Israel are protesting the new Israeli law passed yesterday which “prohibits boycott of businesses, universities, and social and cultural institutions based in Israel and the illegal settlements, and imposes heavy financial sanctions against civil society organizations and businesses that participate in boycotts.” Read more about Rights groups: anti-boycott law "effectively a legal annexation of W. Bank"
Rights groups challenge Israeli secret service impunity
30 May 2011
Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority rights in Israel, and Nadi al-Aseer, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, filed a pre-petition on 11 May demanding an end to detention in prison facilities run by Israel’s secret service agency. Read more about Rights groups challenge Israeli secret service impunity
Video: Israeli police officer slaps Palestinian woman lawyer on Nakba day
16 May 2011
A video posted on Youtube shows an Israeli police officer slapping a woman. The Arabic title of the video says: “Aggression of an Israeli officer against the lawyer Maysa Irshaid, 15 May.” Separately, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) issued a press statement received by The Electronic Intifada by email that appears to describe the incident depicted in the video. The slap is clearly visible toward the end of the brief, 43 second video. Read more about Video: Israeli police officer slaps Palestinian woman lawyer on Nakba day