Extrajudicial Killings
Israeli Legal System
Israeli investigations into Palestinian deaths are only rarely opened, and when they are, it is usually a military body that is responsible for the "investigation" that inevitably fails to find fault in its own conduct. Furthermore, the Israeli legal system permits the routine perpetration of extrajudicial executions, in contravention to international law. Israeli human rights organizations have protested this legal framework that allows for the continued violation of Palestinians' right to life. (Added 13 October 2006)

  • Israeli High Court denied request for interim injunction on extra-judicial executions by the State of Israel, PCATI (8 July 2003)
  • Israel's Assassination Policy: Extra-judicial Executions (RTF) B'Tselem (Policy Paper)
  • The Assassination Policy of the State of Israel (Word-document), Part 1, PCATI/LAW, November 2000 - January 2002
  • PCATI/LAW High Court Petition against assassinations (PDF), HCJ 769/2
  • LAW/PCATI Petition Against Assassinations (PDF), BGZ/02


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