Updates

Attacks on Israeli Civilians by Palestinians

Israeli civilian killed by Palestinian shots fired at Gaza perimeter fence by Kibbutz Nahal Oz

B’Tselem strongly condemns the killing today, 24 December, of Salah Abu Ltayef, 22, resident of the Bedouin community of Rahat,an Israeli civilian who worked as a contractor for the Construction…

24 December 2013

General

Lives Change in 60 Seconds

Please take sixty seconds to watch this video, then share it with your community. Together we can bear witness and work to end human rights violations. If you haven't already done so, please consider…

22 December 2013

Beating and Abuse

Night-time raid: Military and ISA take over home of Burin principal, convert it to interrogation center

13 Nov. 2013, Burin: 11 villagers were taken from their beds and brought to the home of the high-school principal, which was converted into a makeshift interrogation center. The questioned men related…

19 December 2013

Beating and Abuse

A Note from Ruth Dayan

The well-known public figure from Israel's pioneer generation explains why support for B'Tselem is so important: "B’Tselem does extraordinary work to protect the human rights of those living under…

16 December 2013

No Accountability

Israeli MAG Corps closes file in Mustafa Tamimi killing, stating the tear-gas canister that killed him was fired legally

On 5 Dec. 2013, the MAG Corps notified B’Tselem of its decision to close the investigation into the killing of Mustafa Tamimi by a tear-gas canister fired at him in Dec. 2011. The Corps claimed that…

5 December 2013

Harassment

Soldiers detained 4 children ages six to nine, handcuffed 3 of them in Kafr Qadum

On 15 Nov. 2013, the weekly Kafr Qadum protest against the closure of the road connecting the village to Nablus took place. Before it started, tires were set on fire on the road, and 4 children played…

4 December 2013

Demonstrations

Video: Officer fires tear gas canister at B'Tselem videographer, causing injures.

On 27 Nov. B'Tselem volunteer videographer Abu Ahmad documented clashes between Palestinian youth and soldiers in Beit Ummar. An officer fired a canister that hit him in the chest, while he filmed…

2 December 2013

East Jerusalem

New project by The Guardian: “Walled World”

The Guardian’s recently introduced interactive site “Walled World” presents walls around the world through images, first-hand accounts and videos. It shows the effect that walls have on the people…

25 November 2013

General

Jessica Montell on her decision to leave B'Tselem

After twelve years as Executive Director, I have decided to step down. I first joined B'Tselem 18 years ago as Development Director. This was basically my first job in Israel, after immigrating from…

12 November 2013

No Accountability

B'Tselem investigation: grave suspicion Ahmad Tazaz’ah was killed by Israeli soldiers using unlawful lethal force

On 31 October 2013, Ahmad Tazaz’ah, 20, was killed in a market near Qabatiya, in the northern West Bank. According to B’Tselem’s inquiry, Tazaz’ah was killed by live ammunition fired by Israeli…

11 November 2013

Agriculture

Masked settlers assault and injure B'Tselem camera volunteer harvesting olives

On 26 October 2013, the Na’asan family of the village of al-Mughayir, Ramallah District, went to harvest their olives. Several masked settlers arrived at the grove and began attacking the family with…

30 October 2013

Agriculture

Military carries on firing at Palestinian farmers by Israel-Gaza border

After Operation Pillar of Defense (Nov. 2012), an understanding was reached whereby Israel would ease restrictions on Palestinian access to farmland near the border. Previously, access to those areas…

29 October 2013

Economic & Social Rights

My own private Gaza - Bummer Generation

Khaled al-‘Azayzeh, a B’Tselem field researcher in the Gaza Strip, continues to bring us his personal Gaza: Last episode, I turned the camera inwards and looked at my home, my family, my local coffee…

27 October 2013

Agriculture

Settlers harass Palestinian family in Hebron; vandalize crops while soldiers and police stand by

The Jabers live about 300 meters south of the entrance to the settlement of Kiryat Arba. The family make a living from growing vegetables near their home. In July 2013, one of the family’s daughters…

22 October 2013

Restrictions on Movement

Video: Harsh conditions persist at checkpoints where Palestinian laborers enter Israel

In June 2013 B'Tselem filmed long lines and overcrowding at Tarqumya and Eyal Checkpoints. B'Tselem reported its findings to the Land Crossings Authority, the Ministry of Defense, which rejected the…

21 October 2013

Area C

Israel agrees to mediation in firing zone, the South Hebron Hills

Israel plans to expel 1,000 residents of the South Hebron Hills, arguing they are living in a military training firing zone. International law prohibits use of occupied lands for routine military…

21 October 2013

Economic & Social Rights

Disruptions at Rafah Crossing highlight Israel’s duty to enable Gazans’ travel abroad

Since the Disengagement, Israel has retained control over all access points to and from Gaza, with the exception of Rafah Crossing. Israel prohibits air or sea travel to and from Gaza, and prohibits…

15 October 2013

Area C

Civil Administration demolishes all homes of Khallet Makhul community in Jordan Valley

On 16 Sept. 2013 the Civil Admin. demolished all structures of Khallet Makhul, a Bedouin community. For over a week, the military kept the residents from erecting any shelter. On 24 Sept. Adv. Tawfiq…

7 October 2013

The Gaza Strip

Hamas authorities execute a man in Gaza

On Wednesday, 2 Oct. 2013, Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip executed Hani 'Alayan, 27. 'Alayan was sentenced to death in 2012 for two counts of murder, one of them committed while he was a minor…

3 October 2013

No Accountability

MAG closes file in 2009 killing of Bassem Abu Rahmeh

4 and 1/2 years after Bassem Abu Rahmeh, 30, was killed when struck in the chest by a tear-gas grenade fired directly at him from close range, the state announced it is closing the case for lack of…

10 September 2013

Agriculture

13 years of closure: Once a vibrant commercial center, Beitin near Ramallah has become a ghost village

Until the second intifada, Beitin was a thriving commercial center because of its proximity to al-Birah and Ramallah. But economic and social activity in the village has declined after the military…

9 September 2013

Area C

High Court Justices to State: We Expect You to Agree to Mediation on ‘Firing Zone 918′

On September 2, 2013 the High Court of Justice (Court President Asher Grunis and Justices Hanan Meltzer and Daphne Barak-Erez) held the first hearing in the renewed petitions against the forced…

3 September 2013

East Jerusalem

The Ministry of the Interior expels Bedouin community living decades in Jerusalem area

On 19 Aug. 2013, Israeli authorities demolished all the homes of the Bedouin community of Tal ‘Adasa, north of Jerusalem, and gave them ten days to leave the spot. The community is being forced to…

26 August 2013

Open-Fire Policy

Military force that killed three Palestinians stayed in Qalandia Camp until almost 7am

According to B’Tselem’s initial investigation into the incident that took place this morning (26 August) in which three Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces’ fire in Qalandia Refugee…

26 August 2013