Topic - B'Tselem

, " [God]") is an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) founded on February 3, 1989 by a group of prominent Israeli lawyers, academics, journalists, and members of the Knesset. B'Tselem's stated goals are to document human rights violations in the occupied territories, combat denial and help to create a human rights culture in Israel. In December 1989, B'Tselem shared the Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize with the Palestinian group, Al-Haq. - Source: Wikipedia

Related Stories

Send your letters to the editor: yourletters@washingtontimes.com

Letter to the editor: Don’t let lies prevail

FILE - Palestinians use a ladder to climb over the separation barrier with Israel on their way to pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, July 11, 2014. Israel on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, called on Amnesty International not to publish an upcoming report accusing it of apartheid, saying the conclusions of the London-based international human rights group are “false, biased and antisemitic.” (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Amnesty joins rights groups in accusing Israel of apartheid

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Somaya, the wife of Palestinian Osama Mansour, who was shot to death by Israeli soldiers at a temporary checkpoint in the occupied West Bank earlier this month, speaks to journalists at her family house, in the West Bank village of Biddu, west of Ramallah, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Somaya, who was in the car with her husband and was wounded by the gunfire, says they followed the soldiers' instructions and posed no threat. The shooting death has revived criticism of the Israeli military's use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Shooting revives criticism of Israel’s use of deadly force

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

This image taken from video provided by B'Tselem shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The five Palestinian children were confronted by Jewish settlers while gathering wild artichokes in the occupied West Bank near the Havat Maon settlement outpost. The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem released video of Wednesday's incident, in which heavily armed Israeli soldiers can be seen dragging the children away. (B'Tselem via AP)

Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2020, file photo, a view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ma'ale Efrayim in the Jordan Valley. Israel's premier human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single &quot;apartheid&quot; regime, using an explosive term that the Israeli government and its supporters vehemently reject. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019 photo, Israeli police deploy at Qalandia checkpoint after a Palestinian woman was shot and killed by private security guards, near Jerusalem. Israeli police said Thursday that security guards at a checkpoint near Jerusalem were in &quot;immediate danger&quot; when they shot and killed the Palestinian woman carrying a knife, after a widely circulated video of the shooting raised concerns about excessive force. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Israel defends checkpoint shooting as video raises concern

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Thursday, May 15, 2014 file photo, a Palestinian man shouts for help moments after Palestinian teen, Mohammad Abu Daher, on the ground, was shot to death by Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah. An investigation of a fatal West Bank clash between Israeli forces and Palestinian stone-throwers indicates that troops used live fire without justification and in violation of the army’s rules of engagement, an Israeli human rights group said Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The rights group B’Tselem said its findings are based on witness accounts and medical records. Spokeswoman Sarit Michaeli said security camera footage of the incident that surfaced late Monday supports the group’s findings. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Video prompts look at killing of Palestinian teens

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press