There are strong similarities between how US and Israeli police carry out executions.  Read more about US cops trained to use lethal Israeli tactics  

A right-wing pundit is among the few to applaud the Israeli prime minister’s distortion of history.  Read more about Columnist Melanie Phillips defends Netanyahu's lie about the Holocaust 

Genocidal incitement among Israeli Jews has skyrocketed in recent weeks. Read more about Israeli settler praised for throwing pork on body of Palestinian 

Europe’s attitude to refugees is being compared to Israel’s policies on “security” by senior diplomats.  Read more about Israeli leaders delight in Europe's cruelty toward refugees 

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has approved a new bill designed to increase the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.  Read more about Human Rights Watch denounces Israeli move to force-feed hunger strikers 

Palestinian lawmaker Basel Ghattas is among the activists taking part in the Freedom Flotilla III.  Read more about Swedish boat sets sail in bid to break Gaza blockade  

Right-wing politician Yinon Magal has previously likened Israei opponents of the occupation to bacteria.  Read more about New bill would ban boycott advocates from entering Israel  

Israel’s deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely is only one of several top-ranking politicians who hope to annex the occupied West Bank. Read more about “This land is ours,” says Israel’s top diplomat, citing religious texts 

Kheir Hamdan is one of at least 51 Palestinian citizens of Israel killed by police since October 2000.  Read more about Israel clears police in videotaped killing of Palestinian in Galilee village