
B'Tselem



Israel's Education Ministry Holds Hearing for High School Principals Over B'Tselem Lecture
Dozens hold a rally in support for the of the Hebrew Reali School's decision to allow B’Tselem director Hagai El-Ad to talk to students



Israeli High School Principal Faces Disciplinary Action Over B'Tselem Talk to Students
Talk by B’Tselem director came after Education Ministry banned schools from hosting people from groups ‘that treat IDF soldiers with contempt and call Israel an apartheid state’




Israeli High School Defies Minister, Hosts Lecture by B'Tselem Director
Talk by Hagai El-Ad, whose organization recently branded Israel an apartheid regime, went against new Education Ministry rules barring schools from hosting groups 'that treat IDF soldiers with contempt and call Israel an apartheid state'

Education Minister Bars Rights Groups Calling Israel 'Apartheid State' From Schools
Gallant was responding to complaints over the director of the human rights group B’Tselem who is slated to address students at a Haifa elite high school


Israeli School Cancels Meeting With Human Rights Group After Right-wing Criticism
The prestigious Haifa school says it postponed meeting with B’Tselem’s director in order to hold a preliminary discussion on democracy and freedom of expression

Palestinian Farmers Lose Hundreds of Olive, Fig Trees to West Bank Vandals
Farmer's estimate puts damage caused, including destruction of irrigation system at the site, to be about 200,000 shekels

'It's Like George Floyd. We Have Our Knee on the Palestinians' Necks'
B’Tselem director-general Hagai El-Ad tells Haaretz why organizations like his have become the last form of Israeli resistance to the occupation, and how he copes with being branded a traitor
WATCH Israeli Soldiers Filmed Slashing Tires, Throwing Tear Gas at Palestinian Home
Central organizer of protests in village of Kafr Qaddum, whose house was targeted, tells Haaretz that the canisters were thrown while his wife and five children were at home ■ Israeli army says soldiers reacted to 'violent riots'



Israeli Soldiers Arrest B'Tselem Researcher Who Documented Protest Against West Bank Outpost
Arif Daraghmeh says his arrest was intended to intimidate him, tells Haaretz one of the soldiers copied photos on his phone while he was examined at the hospital

Israeli Army Blamed Palestinians for West Bank Arson, but Settler Soldier Is Behind It
One of the two settlers filmed setting fire to a field is an Israeli soldier who was on leave at the time ■ IDF initially blamed Palestinians, then admitted soldiers were involved too

Israeli Army Blamed Palestinians for Arson by Settlers. Then a Video Emerged
The Israeli military had originally claimed that only Palestinians set fire to West Bank fields, but changed versions after video released by NGO B'Tselem showed otherwise



Former Sanders Aide Simone Zimmerman Given Key Role in Anti-occupation Group
The Jewish American activist will direct B'Tselem's efforts to influence U.S. officials and the general public
New Footage Strengthens Palestinian Claims That Israeli Soldiers Killed Palestinian Who Wasn't Protesting
Videos published by B'Tselem show Mohammad Khossam Khabali walking away from soldiers, assisted by a cane, before falling to the ground ■ IDF claims soldiers opened fire to quell riot

Pressured by Israel, French Justice Minister Bails on Ceremony Honoring Human Rights Group
The Israeli organization B'Tselem won the 2018 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, but the Israeli government and right-wing organizations lobbied against it

Netanyahu Didn’t Even Call to Congratulate B'Tselem
The 2018 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic will be awarded to B’Tselem; What’s new and noteworthy is that an Israeli organization is being awarded a prize for being persecuted in its own country

UN Commission Probing Gaza Border Fatalities Nearly Finished Collecting Testimonies
Council was established last May to investigate the rise in the number of fatalities during Palestinians' weekly protests along the border with Israel ■ Yesh Din, B’Tselem among organizations who testified

Opinion Israel’s Opposition Is So Depressing
The opposition had the opportunity to create a formative moment that would lead to change. Instead, it backed down and continues to disintegrate
