British intelligence was fully aware of the existence of the “black sites” and gave details of email exchange between officers to show their full knowledge as early as 2003. British intelligence officials questioned detainees that were tortured dozens of times by their US counterparts but refused to raise concerns over the industrial scale of the Read More…
Middle East Monitor
Israeli Minister Warns Of New War On Gaza
Israel’s Justice Minister has warned that the government might launch another war against the Gaza Strip because Palestinians continue to fly “incendiary kites” over Israeli farms, Quds Press reported on Friday. Ayelet Shaked also accused Hamas of inflaming the situation in the besieged territory. In response to Israel’s murderous attacks on peaceful demonstrators taking part in the Read More…
US Official Says Israel Behind Attack In Syria
Israel is behind an attack on the Iraq-Syria border that left dozens of militia fighters dead, CNN reported yesterday, citing a US official. An airstrike on Sunday night targeting pro-Assad forces fighting Daesh was initially blamed on the US by Syrian state media. The strike took place in Al-Hari military base, southeast of Albu Kamal, Read More…
At Least 525 Palestinians Wounded By Israeli Troops On Gaza Border
At least 525 Palestinians have been wounded on the Gaza border by Israeli occupation forces who violently suppressed protests as part of Al-Quds Day, the Ministry of Health said today. The Gaza Ministry of Health said at least seven people were in critical condition as a result of their injuries. Israeli soldiers fired tear gas Read More…
Israeli Minister Calls For ‘Preventative Killings’ Of Palestinians Who Launch Kites
An Israeli minister has said today that Palestinians who launch kites from Gaza should be assassinated. Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan, made the comments while speaking at an event in the city of Sderot, close to the border with Gaza. Erdan is a member of the ruling Likud party and has previously worked as Read More…
Israeli Bill Seeks To Criminalize Documentation Of Soldiers’ Human Rights Violations
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation will discuss, Sunday, a bill that would prohibit the documentation of Israeli soldiers’ human rights violations against Palestinian citizens. On Thursday, Israel Hayom explained that the chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu bloc in the Knesset, Robert Ilatov, proposed the bill with the support of his party’s leader, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Read More…