{"id":7557,"date":"2024-11-17T16:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T14:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoptorture.org.il\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2025-03-23T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:57:38","slug":"newsletter-dec-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoptorture.org.il\/en\/newsletter-dec-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposing the unprecedented violence used by the police against citizens\u2013 including during completely peaceful and lawful demonstrations."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\">(December 2021) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The past year began with a resonant reminder that torture is still with us \u2013 as is the bond of silence that surrounds it. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-rights-groups-call-for-israeli-action-in-case-of-palestinian-s-intrusive-search-1.9750769\"><strong>two outrageous and widely-reported decisions<\/strong><\/a>, Israel\u2019s Attorney General<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/.premium-hey-shin-bet-can-you-really-torture-someone-in-a-statesmanlike-manner-1.9495144\">closed investigative files<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0into incidents involving severe abuse by security force personnel without indicting any of those involved. In May we looked on in horror as the reckless conduct of the Jerusalem Police dragged Israel into yet another bloody confrontation with the Gaza Strip, accompanied this time by a serious outbreak of hostilities and rage inside Israel. Despite the anxiety and tension that dominated this period, PCATI\u2019s staff worked ceaselessly to expose the unprecedented violence used by the police against citizens\u2013 including during completely peaceful and lawful demonstrations.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/itnewsletter.itnewsletter.co.il\/viewContext.aspx?cmpID=136801&amp;ud=535044792\">Read the full newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(December 2021) The past year began with a resonant reminder that torture is still with us \u2013 as is the bond of silence that surrounds it. In\u00a0two outrageous and widely-reported decisions, Israel\u2019s Attorney General\u00a0closed investigative files\u00a0into incidents involving severe abuse by security force personnel without indicting any of those involved. 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