[Haaretz Israeli News source->http://www.haaretz.com/]
Hands and feet in shackles. Eyes blindfolded. No moving. No talking. And, sometimes, violent beatings. Days upon days, weeks upon weeks pass like this at the Sde Teiman facility for Hamas terrorists and Palestinian civilians from Gaza. These interviewees know. They served there
‘Our lives are more important than their lives’: Gazans not suspected of terrorism are detained and sent as human shields to search tunnels and houses before IDF soldiers enter, in the full knowledge of senior Israeli officers, several sources say; IDF claims this practice is forbidden
It’s not easy to commit crimes and get off scot-free. It requires legal expertise and a degree of sophistication, especially when you simultaneously have to contend with public opinion, both local and international.
Human rights advocates say even MLK and Mahatma Gandhi would not be recognized as conscientious objectors based on the IDF’s definition of the term. Academics on the committee, activists, objectors and lawyers tell Haaretz how the military system deals with defiant refusers
A few days ago, the constitutional revolution was completed, but no, not in Israel. Few were aware of it, but the Ben-Gvir-Smotrich-Netanyahu government has conspired to carry out two coups – one in Israel and the other in the West Bank.
The legislation that the National Union of Students is advocating, which seeks to harm any university lecturer who dares to express criticism of Israel and its policies, testifies to the fact that the heads of the organization lack a basic understanding of the principles of democracy.
The Israeli army has started to publish identifying details about Gazans it says spied on civilians for Hamas’ General Security apparatus; a military source to Haaretz: the army has received legal permission for the operation
Israel’s parliament should appoint a new head for the Knesset delegation for relations with the European Parliament, unless Knesset Member Ariel Kallner apologizes for these comments and deletes his despicable tweets
For anyone who wanted to see, the truth was already abundantly clear in 1955: “They treat the Arabs, those still here, in a way that in itself would be enough to rally the whole world against Israel,” wrote Hannah Arendt.
Reports that Palestinians are being charged at least $5,000 to flee Gaza has led to accusations of Egypt profiting from their plight. ‘Has the Rafah border crossing turned into the second Suez Canal?’ asks one Gazan
