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B’Tselem

‘Assistance to Enemy in War’ – Israeli MK Requests Death Penalty for B’Tselem’s Director
The move followed a speech delivered by Novak on September 4 at the United Nations Security Council. The Israeli Likud Party Knesset Member Revital Gotliv requested the death sentence or life imprisonment for Yuli Novak, […]

‘A Regime of Jewish Supremacy’: Time to Use Words of Israel’s B’Tselem
By Yves Engler The foreign affairs critic of Canada’s social democratic NDP, Heather McPherson, recently published a statement critical of the aggressively racist new Israeli government. It decried “rising anti-Semitism” but ignored Jewish supremacy. But this is […]

B’Tselem Urges ICC Prosecutor to Prevent Israeli War Crime in Masafer Yatta
Israeli human rights group B’tselem has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan to urgently intervene to stop Israel from evicting Palestinians from their homes and land in Masafer Yatta, the official […]

B’Tselem: Abu Akleh’s Killing is a Crime, Not ‘Result of Tragic Circumstances’
The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem said on Monday that the Israeli army killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh should be looked at as a crime, not simply a “result of tragic circumstances.” B'Tselem: […]

B’Tselem’s Historic Declaration: Israel’s Open War on Its Own Civil Society
By Ramzy Baroud “A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is Apartheid,” was the title of a January 12 report by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem. No […]

With Criticism Crushed in the West, Israel Can Enjoy Its Impunity
Recent events have shone a spotlight not only on how Israel is intensifying its abuse of Palestinians under its rule, but the utterly depraved complicity of western governments in its actions. The arrival of Donald […]

Israel’s New War of Attrition on Jerusalem’s Palestinians
By Jonathan Cook Czech president Milos Zeman offered Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-nationalist government a fillip during his visit to Israel last week. He inaugurated a cultural and trade center, Czech House, just outside Jerusalem’s Old City […]

‘Pure Propaganda’: B’Tselem Slams Israeli Announcement to Look into Killings in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem described the military’s announcement that the general staff investigation mechanism led by Brig. Gen. Motti Baruch will look into the incidents in which Palestinians were killed, focusing on civilian deaths, […]

This B’Tselem Report Exposes Israel’s Pollution of the Occupied West Bank
By Ramona Wadi Israel remains the only UN member state which has never declared where its borders are. In fact, it has refused to demarcate any borders due to the Zionist intention to colonize the […]

B’Tselem: Israel Sewage Sent to Palestine (VIDEO)
B’Tselem research has found that there are at least fifteen Israeli waste treatment facilities in the West Bank. Most of the waste they process is produced in Israel. “Six of the facilities handle hazardous waste […]

B’Tselem: Israeli Army Shooting Death Was Unprovoked (VIDEO)
Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian siblings “without cause”, an investigation conducted by human rights NGO B’Tselem has concluded. This is what Israeli Army doing with para medical staff and press in occupied Palestine […]

B’Tselem Head: Europe Should ‘Wake Up’, Use Leverage to End Israel Violations
The head of Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem has urged European governments to “wake up” and use their “leverage” in order to pressure Israel to end its persistent violations of international law. Writing in +972 […]