B'Tselem

Israeli non-profit organization concerned with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians

B'Tselem's Yuli Novak: 'Israeli gov't aims to promote Jewish supremacy over entire territory'

In a debate between Novak and UN Ambassador Danny Danon, Danon called on the Council to "issue a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the barbaric terrorist organization."

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon at the UN Security Council on September 4th 2024
 Protesters wave Israeli flags outside the Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Far-left org. B'Tselem claims Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse

 The National Labor Court in Jerusalem.

Ex-B'Tselem employee says NGO fired him for opposing a ceasefire call

US President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 20, 2023.

Israeli left-wing orgs. urge Biden to stop 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza


Israeli banks offer services to NGOs that cause harm to IDF - influencer

Influencer Einav Booblil shocks social media by revealing that Israeli banks are obligated to provide services to organizations like Betselem, sparking a call to action.

The logo of Israel Discount Bank is reflected in mirrors outside their branch in Tel Aviv, Israel July 27, 2016

Diplomats harassed by Israeli settlers during West Bank tour - EU

Footage from the scene showed the left-wing and right-wing activists scuffling and shouting at each other.

 Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season near the Israeli settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank on October 7, 2020.

Palestinian women forced to strip by IDF, factions threaten violence

The IDF said the women were forced to strip in a search conducted to ensure there were no further weapons in the home.

 Israeli security forces guard as Jews (unseen) tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, September 22, 2021.

Israel’s punitive home demolition policy: More harm than good?

Debates intensify over Israel's punitive home demolition policy, which faces scrutiny as to its legality, morality, and efficacy.

 Israeli military forces demolish the West Bank homes of the terrorists who killed Vyacheslav Golev in Ariel

IDF Court holds first hearing against B’Tselem activist, NGO accuses Israel of harassment

Neither the IDF prosecution nor Nawaj’ah have provided a fully detailed public narrative of their side of the case. 

Palestinians throw stones during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops after Israeli machinery demolish a school near Bethlehem in the West Bank May 7, 2023

Grapevine April 23, 2023: Conflicting viewpoints

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRINCE EDWARD (third from left) with winners of the Israel Youth Award.

What is Israel's silent war on terror in the West Bank?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: West Bank Palestinian deaths tripled between 2020-2021 and the number is still climbing.

 PALESTINIANS CLASH with Israeli security forces near the West Bank village of Kafr Kaddum last week.

Was a B’Tselem activist unfairly pressured by Shin Bet?

Both sides agree that Nasser Nawaj’ah was detained and questioned by the security agency (ISA) on Sunday, but they disagree about whether or not his detention was due to legitimate security concerns.

A road sign in English, Hebrew, and Arabic points to the Israeli settlement of Susiya

Biden's east Jerusalem visit boosts PA claim to city - congressmen

The initiative to try and sway Biden not to make an unprecedented visit to the eastern part of the city was spearheaded by Rep. Beth Van Duyne of Texas. 

 US President Joe Biden waves as he leaves Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, on his way to Jersualem, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2022

Israeli NGO to Biden: Mr. President, this is apartheid

Biden is a strong proponent of a two-state resolution to the conflict and plans to meet separately with Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

  Signs proclaiming Israel to be practising apartheid put up by B'tselem ahead of Biden's visit, July 13,2022

IDF troops fired towards car without justification - video by B'Tselem

11-year-old Mohammed al-Alaama was hit in the chest after IDF troops fired at a family car last week. B'Tselem is calling it unjustified and criminal.

IDF forces and Palestinian youth clash in Hebron, May 18, 2021