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51 total results foundAuthor: Defence for Children International. Palestine Section Title: Palestinian Child Prisoners: The Systematic and Institutionalised Ill-Treatment and Torture of Palestinian Children by Israeli Authorities Summary: This report documents the widespread ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children at the hands of the Israeli army and police force. It contains the testimonies of 33 children who bear witness to the abuse they received at the hands of soldiers from the moment of arrest through to an often violent interrogation. Children report being painfully shackled for hours on end, kicked, beaten and threatened, some with death, until they provide confessions, some written in Hebrew, a language they do not speak or understand. The report finds that these illegally obtained confessions are routinely used as evidence in the military courts to convict around 700 Palestinian children every year. Details: Jerusalem: DCI-Palestine, 2009 Source: Defence for Children International; Human Security Gateway Year: 2009 Country: Israel Keywords: Confessions Shelf Number: 114819 |
Author: Gould, Eric D. Title: Terror and the Costs of Crime Summary: This paper argues that terrorism, beyond its immediate impact on innocent victims, also raises the costs of crime, and therefore, imposes a negative externality on potential criminals. Terrorism raises the costs of crime through two channels: (1) by increasing the presence and activity of the police force, and (2) causing more people to stay at home rather than going out for leisure activities. The analysis exploits a panel of 120 fatal terror attacks and all reported crimes for 17 districts throughout Israel between 2000 and 2005. After controlling for the fixed-effect of each district and for district-specific time trends, it shows that terror attacks reduce property crimes such as burglary, auto-theft, and thefts-from-cars. Terror also reduced assaults and aggravated assaults which occur in private homes, but increases incidents of trespassing and disrupting the police. Taken as a whole, the results are consistent with a stronger deterrence effect produced by an increased police presence after a terror attack. A higher level of policing is likely to catch more people trespassing, and at the same time, reduce the number of property crimes. The decline in crimes committed in private houses is likely an indication that the tendency for individuals to stay home after a terror attack further increases the costs of crime. Details: Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2009. 48p. Source: IZA Discussion Paper No. 4347 Year: 2009 Country: Israel Keywords: Costs of Crime Shelf Number: 116386 |
Author: Defense for Children International - Palestine Section Title: Palestinian Child Prisoners: The Systematic and Institutionalised Ill-Treatment and Torture of Palestinian Children by Israeli Authorities Summary: This report documents the widespread ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children at the hands of the Israeli army and police force. It contains the testimonies of 33 children who bear witness to the abuse they received at the hands of the soldiers from the moment of arrest through to an often violent interrogation. Details: Jerusalem: DCI-Palestine, 2009. 115p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2009 Country: Israel Keywords: Child Maltreatment (Palestine) Shelf Number: 114819 |
Author: Levenkron, No'omi Title: Deported and Dispossessed?: Human Trafficking and the State of Israel: Between Economic Struggle and Systemic Dispossession Summary: This policy paper examines how, and to what extent the State of Israel is involved in human trafficking in general, and in particular the darker side of the so-called economic struggle against trafficking, in the framework of which the funds generated at the expense of the victims are seized by the State. In Chapter I, it discusses the economic motivation of all the elements involved in human trafficking: the victims, the traffickers and the respective countries. In Chapter II it examines how Israel derives considerable profits from human trafficking, both directly and indirectly. Chapter III shows how Israel's state coffers profit from the struggle against human trafficking – principally through the confiscation of property and fines. Chapter IV examines the various means available to the victims to obtain compensation for the harm caused them in general, and for reimbursement of the monies taken from them in particular, and this includes compensation through criminal procedure, civil claims against the traffickers and a special fund that is to be established to finance the struggle against human trafficking and the rehabilitation of its victims. Chapter V discusses international law pertaining to compensation for victims of human trafficking, and describes compensation schemes that operate in various countries. In conclusion it discuss ways to use the funds of the economic struggle against human trafficking, with particular emphasis on the rights and needs of the victims. Details: Tel Aviv: Hotline for Migrant Workers, 2007. 75p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2010 at: http://www.hotline.org.il/english/pdf/Report_economic_nforcement_eng.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Israel Keywords: Human Trafficking (Israel) Shelf Number: 113427 |
Author: Defence for Children International - Palestine Section Title: In Their Own Words: A Report on the Situation Facing Palestinian Chidlren Detained in the Israeli Military Court System Summary: Each year approximately 700 Palestinian children from the occupied West Bank are prosecuted in the Israeli military court system after being arrested, interrogated and detained by the army, police and security agents. It is estimated that since 2000 alone, around 7,000 Palestinian children have been detained and prosecuted in the system. This Report focuses on persistent and credible reports of torture and ill-treatment within a system that has now been operating for 43 years. In the Israeli military court system, children are frequently arrested from their homes by heavily armed soldiers in the middle of the night and are painfully tied and blindfolded before being placed in the back of a military vehicle and transferred to an interrogation and detention centre. It is rare for a child, or his/her parents to be told the reason for arrest, or where the child is being taken. The arrest and transfer process is frequently accompanied by physical and verbal abuse. On arrival at the interrogation and detention centre, the child is questioned in the absence of a lawyer or family member, and there is no provision for the audio-visual recording of the interrogation as a means of independent oversight. Children are frequently threatened and physically assaulted during interrogation often resulting in the provision of a coerced confession, or the signing of documents which the child has not had a chance to read or understand. Following interrogation, children are brought before a military court which has jurisdiction over children as young as 12 years old. Once a child turns 16, they are considered to be an adult. In the overwhelming majority of cases bail will be denied and an order for detention until the end of the legal process will be made. Most children ultimately plead guilty, whether the offence was committed or not, as this is the quickest way out of the system. In 2009, custodial sentences were imposed on children by the military courts in 83 percent of cases, in contrast to a custodial sentence rate of 6.5 percent in the Israeli civilian juvenile justice system. Once detained a significant proportion of children are transferred to prisons and detention facilities inside Israel, in clear violation of Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention which prohibits such transfers out of occupied territories. The practical significance of this is that many children receive infrequent or no family visits. The findings of this Report are based on 40 sworn affidavits taken from children detained in the military court system in a six month period between 1 July and 31 December 2010 (the reporting period). The Report also makes reference to other sources where relevant, such as media and non-governmental reports. During the reporting period, DCI-Palestine also collected 15 sworn affidavits from Palestinian children arrested in occupied East Jerusalem. These cases will be dealt with in a separate report as Israel generally applies its domestic legal system to these children, and not the military orders that it applies to Palestinian children from the occupied West Bank. All of the quotes presented in this Report are taken from the 40 affidavits collected during the reporting period. Details: Palestine: DCI-Palestine, 2011. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 12, 2011 at: http://www.dci-pal.org/English/Doc/Press/JANUARY2011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Israel Keywords: Juvenile Detention Shelf Number: 122036 |
Author: Sounders, Jessica Title: Effective Policing for 21st-Century Israel Summary: Israel has a single, national police force designed to serve all the country’s communities. The Israel Police provides the usual services expected of a domestic police force, including patrols and crime prevention, investigation, and prosecution, as well as a host of national services that in other countries, such as the United States, are the province of other agencies. Israel has changed dramatically over the last several decades, and the police, their governmental partners, and the public desire that policing services keep pace with these changes. To that end, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, and the Israel Police enlisted the RAND Corporation’s Center for Quality Policing to aid in addressing some concerns that have been expressed both by and about the Israel Police. The formal project was overseen by a steering committee of those three bodies, chaired by the Ministry of Public Security. The central question for the effort as a whole was: “What must the police do to provide effective policing to 21st-century Israel?” The project included assessments of public sentiment about the police, analysis of police deterrence activities, international comparisons for benchmarking and assessment, and recommendations for implementation. Formal analytical activities were balanced with frequent extended visits to Israel, during which RAND staff received briefings on almost all aspects of policing; met with the staff of various specialized police units throughout the country; visited stations and district headquarters; rode patrol in both urban and rural regions; and met with police, Ministry of Public Security, and Ministry of Finance working groups. Details: Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2013. 113p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 6, 2013 at: http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR200/RR287/RAND_RR287.sum.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Israel Keywords: Police Administration Shelf Number: 129262 |
Author: Human Rights Watch Title: Ripe for Abuse: Palestinian Child Labor in Israeli Agricultural Settlements in the West Bank Summary: Hundreds of Palestinian children work for low wages on Israeli settlement farms in the occupied West Bank, where they grow, harvest and pack agricultural produce, much of it for export. Based on interviews with 38 children and 12 adults who work on settlement farms in the Jordan Valley area, Ripe for Abuse documents dangerous working conditions to which children employed on Israeli settlement farms are subjected, in violation of international standards. Children described working in high temperatures, carrying heavy loads, and spraying or being exposed to pesticides. Some children said they had to pay themselves for medical treatment for work-related injuries or illness. Many said they dropped out of school before completing the 10 years of basic education that are compulsory under Palestinian as well as Israeli laws. Discriminatory Israeli policies have allocated 86 percent of the land in the Jordan Valley to settlements. The Jordan Valley covers about 30 percent of the West Bank. In addition, Israel has restricted Palestinian access to farmland and water in the area, contributing to high Palestinian poverty rates. Human Rights Watch calls on Israel, which does not meaningfully enforce labor rights for Palestinian children working on Israeli settlement farms, to end unlawful settlement policies and in the meantime to prohibit settlers from committing human rights abuses against Palestinian children. Other countries and businesses should uphold their own responsibilities not to benefit from or contribute to these abuses by ending business relationships with settlements, including imports of agricultural produce grown on the settlements. Details: New York: HRW, 2015. 80p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 16, 2015 at: http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/isrpal0415_forUPload_2.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Israel Keywords: Child Abuse and Neglect Shelf Number: 135242 |
Author: B'Tselem Title: The Occupation's Fig Leaf: Israel's Military Law Enforcement System as a Whitewash Mechanism Summary: The military law enforcement system is supposed to handle complaints filed against soldiers for harm caused to Palestinians in the West Bank, including cases of violence and gunfire that resulted in injury or death. Such harm is endemic to the occupation, which has been in place for nearly fifty years. The role of the military law enforcement system has been narrowly defined to begin with: it investigates only specific incidents in which soldiers are suspected to have acted in breach of the orders or directives they were given. The system does not investigate the orders themselves nor the responsibility of those who issue them or determine the policy. As such, the system is oriented toward low ranking soldiers only, while senior military and government officials, including the Military Advocate General (MAG), are absolved in advance of any responsibility. In this state of affairs, even if the system had fulfilled its tasks, its contribution to law enforcement would still remain limited. However, an examination of the operation of the military law enforcement system indicates that it makes no attempt to fulfill even this limited mandate. Ever since B'Tselem was established more than 25 years ago, it has applied to the MAG Corps regarding hundreds of incidents in which Palestinians were harmed by soldiers, demanding the incidents be investigated. Some of B'Tselem's applications led to the launching of criminal investigations. In many cases, B'Tselem assisted investigators in making arrangements for them to collect statements from Palestinian victims and eyewitnesses, and by obtaining medical records and other relevant documents. Once the investigations were concluded, B'Tselem followed up with the MAG Corps to get information as to the case outcome. In some cases, B'Tselem appealed the MAG Corps' decision to close a case, and in a few instances, even petitioned Israel's High Court of Justice (HCJ) against a decision to close a case, or regarding unreasonable delays in the MAG Corps' processing of a case. Since the second intifada began in late 2000, B'Tselem has demanded an investigation in 739 cases in which soldiers killed, injured, or beat Palestinians,used them as human shields, or damaged Palestinian property. An analysis of the responses B'Tselem received as to how the military law enforcement system handled these 739 cases shows that in a quarter (182) no investigation was ever launched, in nearly half (343), the investigation was closed with no further action, and only in very rare instances (25), were charges brought against the implicated soldiers. Another thirteen cases were referred for disciplinary action. A total of 132 cases are still at various processing stages, and the MAG Corps was unable to locate 44 others Details: Jerusalem: B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, 2016. 85p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 26, 2016 at: http://www.btselem.org/download/201605_occupations_fig_leaf_eng.pdf Year: 2016 Country: Israel Keywords: Human Rights Abuse Shelf Number: 140041 |
Author: Cooper, Therezia Title: Imprisoned Voices: Corporate Complicity in the Israeli Prison System Summary: This briefing is being published on 17 April 2015 to coincide with the annual day of solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. It collects the memories of the pain, suffering and resilience of Palestinians who have been imprisoned by Israel. In 2013, Corporate Watch visited the West Bank and Gaza Strip and interviewed released prisoners about their experiences. The 11 accounts give a glimpse of the struggles of Palestinian prisoners. They have been collected together here to inspire readers to take action in solidarity with them and against the companies profiting from their suffering. The first part of this briefing compiles interviews with prisoners from the Gaza Strip. The second part focuses on the West Bank. The final part summarises the companies providing equipment and services that aid the arrest and imprisonment of Palestinians and gives detailed profiles of two of the biggest culprits: G4S and Hewlett Packard. Details: London: Corporate Watch, 2015. 45p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 19, 2016 at: https://corporatewatch.org/publications/2015/imprisoned-voices-corporate-complicity-israeli-prison-system Year: 2015 Country: Israel Keywords: Prisoners Shelf Number: 147773 |
Author: Butterworth, Bruce Robert Title: Security Awareness for Public Bus Transportation: Case Studies of Attacks Against the Israeli Public Bus System Summary: This report presents 16 case studies of attacks planned or carried out against Israeli bus targets, along with statistical data on the number, frequency, and lethality of attacks against bus targets that have taken place in Israel since 1970 and during the Second Intifada, which occurred between September 2000 and the end of 2006. The statistical data come from MTI's Database on Terrorist and Serious Criminal Attacks Against Public Surface Transportation. The report also includes an analysis of the effectiveness of different improvised explosive devices and methods of delivering them and raises questions for future discussion. The case studies of bus attacks were selected not because they are statistically representative, but because they provide a variety of interesting observations. They include both lethal and nonlethal attacks, attacks in which security measures were effective or were not followed or were ineffective, and attacks in which the attackers' tactics and/or devices were lethal or failed or reduced the lethality of the attack. It is hoped that the cases presented in this report and the accompanying analysis will increase understanding of what can happen and of what can deter, prevent, and/or mitigate the occurrence of terrorist attacks against public bus systems. Details: San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute, College of Business, San Jose State University, 2012. 120p. Source: Internet Resource: MTI Report 11-07: Accessed March 28, 2014 at: http://transweb.sjsu.edu/PDFs/research/2978-israeli-bus-public-transportation-attacks.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Israel Keywords: Buses Shelf Number: 132010 |
Author: Getmansky, Anna Title: Border Fortification and the Economics of Crime Summary: We estimate the causal effect of a large, plausibly random border fortification project on crime in Israel. The timing of border wall construction was staggered, disrupting smuggling access to some towns before others. Using data on the location of car thefts before and after fortification, we find a large deterrent effect in protected towns (41% decline) and substantial displacement to not-yet-protected towns (34% increase). For some protected towns, fortification also arbitrarily increased the length of preferred smuggling routes. These granular shocks to smuggling costs further deterred auto theft (6% drop per kilometer). Drawing on novel arrest records, we find that the displacement of crime to unprotected towns is not driven by labor relocation from protected townships. Instead, local criminal organizations in unprotected towns increased their participation in car theft. We also find evidence that wall construction induced substitution from crossborder smuggling to other forms of property crime where assets are liquidated in Israel. Details: Chicago: The Pearson Institute, 2017. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: The Pearson Institute Discussion Paper No. 41: Accessed October 17, 2017 at: https://thepearsoninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2017-06/06282017%20Wright%20Border%20Walls.pdf Year: 2017 Country: Israel Keywords: Automobile Theft Shelf Number: 147705 |
Author: Polanitzer, Alona Title: Using Social Media for Social Change: A Case Study of a Digitally-based Awareness Campaign about the Israeli Prostitution Industry When He Pays/Me Summary: The rise of social media platforms have not only allowed new opportunities for more citizen-driven initiatives, but also social change promotion in a potentially more participatory-oriented way that offers engagement with the general public and the people the change is aimed at. This has led to an increased scholarly interest in the role of these technologies in strategically promoted social change activist initiatives. However, while the focus has been lying on their use by local groups and social movements for mobilisation, there has been little focus on their use for awareness raising and through participatory communication. Therefore, through a case study of an on-going, digitally-based When He Pays/Me campaign that raises awareness about the Israeli prostitution industry as part of a human rights context by an activist, this thesis investigates the potential role of social media platforms to enable participation, specifically Facebook, in Israeli human rights awareness campaigns. The data used to investigate this included one semi-structured, in-depth interview with the activist and 22 online media texts about the campaign. The analysis revealed that there has been an innovative use of tactics in the campaign through the extensive use of PC's principles that are based on two-way (dialogic) communication in the form of free, open, transparent, inclusive dialogues with various groups of people, creativity, flexibility, learning, reflexivity, and critical thinking. Dialogues take place on Facebook's various spaces, and additional communication mediums and channels are used. Moreover, a new kind of story-telling that reveals the complexities and nuances of the industry was used. It was then concluded that the potential of social media platforms, namely Facebook, as a tool to enable participation in Israeli awareness-raising human rights campaigns is the combination of the platform's popularity and its unique combination of affordances in the form of cause - Pages provided to social campaigns that include a space for dialogue, complex messaging, and anonymity. However, to fulfil this potential, the use of PC's principles must be applied. Details: Malmo, Sweden: Malmo University, 2018. 58p. Source: Internet Resource Master's Thesis: Accessed June 27, 2019 at: https://muep.mau.se/bitstream/handle/2043/26719/Polanitzer-A-DP18V2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Year: 2018 Country: Israel Keywords: Awareness Campaigns Shelf Number: 156588 |
Author: Hacker, Daphna Title: The Shelters in Israel for Survivors of Human Trafficking Summary: This report is based on an intensive fieldwork in the two Israeli shelters for victims of human trafficking, which included interviews with policy makers, professionals and survivors. The report maps the different international, national and local agencies involved in the policy design and implementation related to survivors of human trafficking and focuses on the services provided by the shelters. It moreover analyzes the achievements of and the challenges faced by the shelters and offers essential insights to other countries challenged by the necessity to address the needs of victims of human trafficking. Details: Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University, 2012. 196p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 16, 2019 at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2070787 Year: 2012 Country: Israel Keywords: Human Trafficking Shelf Number: 156901 |