B'Tselem

NGO B’Tselem report presents baseless claims of Israel dismantling Palestinian life in West Bank

WEST BANK AFFAIRS: B’Tselem accuses Israel of systematically dismantling Palestinian life in the West Bank, as Israel calls its central claim baseless.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, YONAH JEREMY BOB
AN ISRAELI flag flies near the West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron, with a mosque in the Palestinian village of Kafr Lakif in the background. B’Tselem’s new report argues that Israel is making Jewish control of the West Bank increasingly irreversible, an allegation Israel and the IDF reject.
Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegally

B'Tselem says water disruptions threaten 47 Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley; IDF sources cite security works and illegal construction.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JONAH DAVIDOV
A HAMAS terrorist stands on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City.

New IAM investigation claims B'Tselem report ‘demonizes Israel by rebranding terrorists as minors’

According to the IAM investigation, B'Tselem's report contained internal discrepancies in which its text conflicted with its own data charts.

|ByALEX CARSON
Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

An absurd theater: How ‘settler violence’ statistics fuel a false narrative - opinion

What exactly are they counting when they tally up “settler violence?” I’ve seen the reports, and I’ve lived the reality. The numbers aren’t just inflated, they’re ridiculous.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

More Palestinians think Israel supports apartheid than two states - poll

The results showed that, among those surveyed, 45% would consider Israel an apartheid state, while only 13% believe Israel to be serious about a two-state solution to the conflict.

APRIL 13, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PALESTINIANS WAIT at an IDF checkpoint in the West Bank late last year.

Israeli police interrogate two Palestinian children detained last week

The story of the five children made headlines last week because of the dramatic video footage and photographs of the incident.

MARCH 15, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
IDF soldiers detain Palestinian children near Havat Maon in the West Bank, March 10, 2021.

EU countries gave NIS 50m. to Israeli NGOs supporting war crimes charges

Foreign governments gave Israeli groups over NIS 185,000,000 in 2017-2019.

MARCH 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague March 3, 2011.

UN calls for international support in Palestinian battle to rebuild Humsa

Both Israel and the Palestinians view the struggle over the village as part of the larger land battle for Area C.

FEBRUARY 17, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
The Civil Administration confiscates tents at the site of the contested Humsa village in the Jordan Valley.

Haifa school that invited B’Tselem D-G may face sanctions, Gallant says

The national Teachers' Union however has announced that it supports the Hebrew Reali School and will stand alongside it on this issue.

JANUARY 27, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Yoav Gallant

The Reali school scandal - opinion

That the Reali school goes to the trouble of dealing with the issue of human rights is something to be commended, even though it is legitimate to criticize some of the content.

JANUARY 25, 2021BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Gallant visits Tel Aviv in November.

Calling Israel an apartheid state is false and pointless - opinion

All Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs, have political and civil rights.

JANUARY 25, 2021ByHAROLD WALLER
A bloodied Israeli flag hangs on the main building at the University of Cape Town on Monday at the start of Israel-Apartheid Week.

Banning views won’t help development of students - opinion

Ethical understanding is critical so that young men and women can become ethical citizens within the modern world.

JANUARY 21, 2021ByDAVID KLAHR
EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv in November.

B'Tselem spoke at Haifa school despite education minister's ban

Last week, B'Tselem called Israel an apartheid state for the first time since it was founded 31 years ago.

JANUARY 18, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director of B'Tselem, a leading Israeli human rights organisation, in his office in Jerusalem

Gallant: Groups that call Israel ‘apartheid state’ barred from schools

The decision was made a day before a planned online lecture by B’Tselem’s director-general Hagai El-Ad at Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.

JANUARY 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yoav Gallant