"You want to kill him but he’s crying": More Israeli soldiers' confessions of crimes against children
3 September 2012
More confessions of horrifying crimes and killings by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian children.
Rights and Accountability
Choose a kid at random, "aim at his body": Israeli soldiers confess their violence
31 August 2012
A new publication documents the violence, arrests, intimidation and harassment from the perspective of the perpetrators — the Israeli soldiers.
Arizona congressional candidate: "Middle Easterners' only goal in life is to harm US"
30 August 2012
A congressional candidate’s remarks warning against the deadly tides of “Middle Easterners” plotting against Americans is causing a national stir.
Tortured in broad daylight: Israel police repeatedly electrocute handcuffed Palestinian father - video
24 August 2012
Video shows Israeli police repeatedly shocking a helpless Palestinian man at a Tel Aviv Water Park as horrified people look on.
US federal court upholds state secrets privilege, foregoing rights of Muslim citizens
15 August 2012
Invoking state secrets, a federal court has dismissed a class-action case against the FBI for unlawfully surveilling southern California’s Muslim community.
Palestinian refugees forced out of Iraq feared lost at sea en route to Australia
15 August 2012
Palestinian refugees attempting to reach safety in Australia after being forced out of Iraq and denied asylum in Cyprus are feared lost at sea.
Justice and accountability Israeli-style: 45 days for killing a mother and daughter in Gaza
13 August 2012
Comparing jail sentences sheds light on the Israeli army’s problem with impunity.
Israeli high court decision enables widespread torture of Palestinian detainees
11 August 2012
No matter how many hundreds of allegations of torture of Palestinian prisoners by the Shin Bet pile up, the Israeli high court turns a blind eye.
Shelling and deaths in Syria's Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp: UNRWA statement
3 August 2012
Shelling in Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria has killed and injured many people. UNRWA has more details.
“Please mother, always pray for me”: Hassan Safadi still on hunger strike after Israel breaks deal
30 July 2012
After Israel broke a deal to release him, Hassan Safadi went back on hunger strike. In Nablus, his mother and family anxiously wait for their son who has been back on hunger strike for 40 days.