(26 February 2026) The “Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill” is one of two bills currently advancing in Knesset,seeking to impose capital punishment exclusively on Palestinians. The bill establishes a deadly,discriminatory regime targeting Palestinian lives. Its passage would mark Israel’s abandonment of itsdecades-long status as a de facto abolitionist state. Urgent international opposition through allavailable means
(January 2026) The Death Penalty Bill – A Fundamental Breach of International Law Through Targeted Capital Punishment Against Palestinians
According to an official court filing:· Israeli authorities are holding 1,287 detainees from Gaza under the Unlawful Combatants Law, including 1,239 in Israel Prison Service facilities and 48 in military facilities;· The state admits that it’s continuing to arrest people from Gaza, including 41 recently detained. “The war has ended on paper only. In practice,
Statement by 19 Israel-Based Human Rights Organizations on the Deregistration of INGOs We, the undersigned Israel-based human rights organizations united under The Platform, strongly condemn Israel’s decision to deregister international humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory. At a time of critical need in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, these measures
(December 2025) Sari Bashi took over as PCATI new Executive Director. Sari is a legal expert and a veteran highly-regarded activist in the human rights community both in Israel and abroad. She has a long list of achievements in leading organizations and public struggles to end the occupation and promote justice and human rights. She was
Systematic Torture and Death in Custody since October 7.
Alternative report submitted to the UN Committee against Torture in the context of the 6th review of Israel during the 83rd Session (10-28 November 2025) The report exposes the State of Israel’s deliberate use of torture as institutionalized state violence and the dismantling of safeguards for Palestinian detainees and prisoners that previously existed, at least
Alternative report submitted to the UN Committee against Torture in the context of the 6th review of Israel during the 83rd Session (10-28 November 2025) The report exposes the State of Israel’s deliberate use of torture as institutionalized state violence and the dismantling of safeguards for Palestinian detainees and prisoners that previously existed, at least
Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two days straight Read the full article
Show Trials for the October 7 Terrorists Won’t Be Justice. Quite the Opposite Tal Steiner, Opinion Column in Haaretz Newsaper English Edition, October 23rd 2025 Following the Knesset Constitution Law and Justice Committee discussion on the draft bill proposed by MKs Simcha Rothman and Yulia Malinovsky to establish “a special court to judge the October