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ISRAELI human rights group B’Tselem said yesterday it would no longer participate in fig-leaf investigations of the murders of Palestinians by occupation troops.
B’Tselem executive director Hagai El-Ad said the group would stop pursuing prosecutions of Israel Defence Forces troops for abuses through the military courts because it has lost confidence in them.
“The system’s real function is cover-ups,” he said. Once the group had reached that “painful conclusion,” added Mr El-Ad, “we found it morally unacceptable for us to continue working in the same way.”
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
The US relationship with Israel has evolved into a strategic liability, argues RAMZY BAROUD
While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD