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WATCH: Israeli Troops Reportedly Stand By As Settlers Open Fire On Palestinians

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli human rights group has released a video that suggests Israeli soldiers stood by while Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestini...

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Why Religion Is Better Than Secular Ethics For Human Rights

Rabbi Alana Suskin | Posted 09.22.2011

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Rabbi Alana Suskin

Far more powerful than choosing to guard human rights, the religious have an obligation to protect them.

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Israeli Officers Convicted In Bound Palestinian Demonstrator's Shooting

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — An Israeli lieutenant colonel and one of his soldiers were convicted Thursday in the shooting of a bound and blindfolded Palestinian...

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Israel Settlements Cover 42 Percent Of West Bank

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — The Israeli military indicted a soldier Tuesday on a charge of manslaughter during last year's war in the Gaza Strip – the mos...

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Israel Cracks Down On Wall Protesters With Tear Gas, Night Raids

The New York Times | ISABEL KERSHNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NILIN, West Bank -- For more than a year, this village has been a focus of weekly protests against the Israeli security barrier, which cuts through it...

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B'Tselem: Civilians Majority Of Gaza War Dead

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Well over half of nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel's Gaza war were civilians, including 252 children younger than 16, a le...

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Israel Supreme Court Rules Against Army In Palestinian Abuse Case

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem won a victory over the army in Israel's Supreme court Wednesday when a stronger indictment was unanimously ord...

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Jewish Settlers Shoot Palestinians, B'Tselem Releases Graphic Video

guardian.co.uk | Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has released graphic video footage showing settlers fighting with Palestinians in Hebron and shooting two men ...

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