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IPS undercover agent arresting demonstrator in Bil'in, April 2005 (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Commander admits: Undercover Israeli officers threw stones at soldiers in Bil’in

Seven years after the incident took place, an officer in the elite ‘Metzada’ unit of the Israel Prison Service admits that his subordinates threw stones at soldiers in Bil’in – as part of their mission. At the time, almost nobody believed what the activists had said. The village of Bil’in was organizing one of its first…

By Haggai Matar May 6, 2012

WATCH: Channel 2 reveals killing, abuse, of Palestinian prisoners

This is really hard to watch: A search in prisoners cells and tents in Ktziot, a huge prison for Palestinians near the Egyptian border, ended up with the guards shooting prisoners in their quarters, killing one and injuring others. The whole operation was unnecessary, intended to promote self-confidence and to “boost morale” among the guards.…

By Noam Sheizaf April 17, 2011