Tag Archive: Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)

Demolition in the West Bank

Documenting School Demolitions

B’Tselem documented the Israeli military’s demolition of a school in Masafer Yatta

Israel Uses Advanced Technology to Track Palestinian Workers

Israel Uses Advanced Technology to Track Palestinian Workers

According to a new report produced in cooperation with ACRI and Privacy Israel, the Israeli military is using intrusive technologies to surveil Palestinians both in the occupied territories and within Israel proper.

Exposing Settler Violence in the West Bank

NIF grantees faced censorship as they attempted to present their findings on Jewish Extremist Violence in the West Bank to a Knesset Committee.

Vaccinating Palestinian Workers

After multiple campaigns to ensure equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine by NIF grantees, Israel will begin vaccinating 120,000 Palestinian workers.

Confronting the Injustice of Occupation

A recent news feature in Israel followed two IDF veterans from Breaking The Silence who revisit the Palestinian homes they once invaded.

Exposing IDF Home Invasions in the West Bank

A recent report by three NIF grantees revealed the harsh and traumatic reality of home invasions, an intimidation tactic used by the IDF in the occupied territories.

Highlighting Victims of Child Detention

NIF grantees staged an event centering testimonies of Palestinian children detained by the IDF in the West Bank.

Exposing Invasive Surveillance Technologies

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has submitted two petitions to court on the failure of the Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces to reveal their use of facial recognition technology practices.

Setting the Record Straight on Human Rights

Israel’s Channel 12 news corrects a false report about NIF grantee Breaking the Silence and its work to end the occupation.

NIF CEO on Anti-Filming Bill: Tyrants Restrict the Rights of People to Record What Happens Around Them; Democracies Don’t

Israel’s Cabinet is expected to vote on a bill on Sunday which calls for up to 10-year jail terms for anyone who distributes video or audio footage of IDF Soldiers. In Israel, as elsewhere in the world, video footage of police and military activity has become part of how citizens can blow the whistle on wrongdoing by authorities.