2.2.2012307 Palestinians were being held in administrative detention in Israel, without charge or trial, in December 2011.B'Tselem Director: What happens in Gaza cannot stay in GazaOur executive director, Jessica Montell, on the dearth of accountability since the end of Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, three years ago.Three years since Operation Cast Lead: Israeli military did not investigate itselfThe Israeli military's argument against independent investigation of its conduct during the operation has proven hollow. The military has completely failed to investigate itself, regarding both policy choices and field conduct.Sharp rise in administrative detention; detainee on hunger strikeKhader 'Adnan, a Palestinian administrative detainee, has been on hunger strike for over a month, according to PHR-Israel. In Dec. 11, Israel was holding 307 Palestinians without trial.B'Tselem to military: Investigate firing of .22-caliber bullets at stone throwersB'Tselem has written to the MAG demanding that he order an investigation into the firing of .22-caliber bullets at a young Palestinian who threw stones at soldiers in a-Nabi Saleh, and clarify to all ranks that it is forbidden to use this lethal ammunition as a crowd dispersal measure. High Court sanctions looting: Israeli quarries in the West BankA ruling given by President Justice Dorit Beinisch allows the state and Israeli entrepreneurs to loot West Bank quarries, contradicting past High Court rulings and breaching international law.State won't prosecute officer responsible for shooting of Firas QasqasSoldiers killed Firas Qasqas, an unarmed Palestinian civilian, in December '07. In January '12, the State Attorney's Office replied, in response to B'Tselem's High Court petition, that the officer responsible for the shooting would not be prosecuted.Video: Bedouin community near settlement faces forced relocationMembers of a Bedouin community near the Ma'ale Adummim settlement in the West Bank explain how they will be affected by the Civil Administration's plan to relocate them next to a garbage dump. Judge holds Palestinian minor's confession admissible, despite flawed interrogationOn 9 Jan. '12, an Israeli Military Youth Court judge held that the confession of a Palestinian minor suspected of stone-throwing was admissible, although the police interrogators had clearly violated his rights under the Israeli Youth Law.Army bombs ammunition storages in Gazan neighborhood, killing 2 civiliansHamas breached international law by storing the weapons in a civilian area. Israel failed to take all feasible means to minimize harm to civilians, and did not warn civilians to evacuate the area. ArchiveUnsubscribeFeedbackwww.btselem.org
