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A Palestinian man uses a biometric gate as he crosses into Israel at the Qalandiya crossing in Jerusalem, July 11, 2019. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
November 18, 2019, 5:01 pm
As AnyVision probed, Israeli watchdog urges curbs on sales of surveillance tech
Israel Democracy Institute warns tech used to violate human rights brings ‘disgrace’ to Startup Nation, but ex-security official says new technologies are essential to fight terror
By Shoshanna Solomon
President Rodrigo Duterte, right, reviews the police under a sudden downpour to mark the 117th Philippine National Police Service anniversary at Camp Crame in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (AP/Bullit Marquez)
August 31, 2018, 5:47 am
Visit by controversial Philippines strongman sparks ire in Israel
Some wonder why Jerusalem wants to forge a closer bond and sell arms to Rodrigo Duterte, known for poor human rights record and past self-comparison to Hitler
By Charles Dunst
African migrants gather during a protest outside the Knesset in the Rose Garden in Jerusalem on January 26, 2017. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
April 5, 2018, 1:56 pm
Israel says ‘highly probable’ African migrants will be deported to Uganda
In documents submitted to court, state says special envoy has reported back that deal is possible, though more time needed to hammer out details
By TOI staff
Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett (R) with Jewish Home MK Ayelet Shaked during a plenum session on November 16, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 4, 2018, 10:30 pm
Jewish Home vows to advance bill sidestepping High Court on deportations
Legislation, to be pushed ahead next week, will include a clause preventing the top legal body from striking down parts of proposal
By TOI staff
African asylum seekers and Israeli activists protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, against their deportation, on April 3, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 4, 2018, 7:32 pm
Israel frees dozens of jailed asylum seekers after Rwanda deportations axed
Hundreds more expected to be released from desert prison if deal with unnamed country, believed to be Uganda, collapses as well
By TOI staff
A Rohingya refugee carries an elderly woman toward a makeshift shelter at Kutupalong refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia, October 26, 2017. (AFP/Tauseef MUSTAFA)
November 1, 2017, 1:07 pm
Amid uproar, Israel halts arms sales to Myanmar — report
Sources tell Intelligence Online magazine that Avigdor Liberman has blocked defense exports to Asian nation accused of ethnic cleansing
By Judah Ari Gross
Rohingya Muslim refugees making their way into Bangladesh from Myanmar on September 7, 2017. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
September 28, 2017, 6:14 pm
After court’s gagged ruling on arms sales to Myanmar, activists call for protest
As hundreds of thousands displaced by violence in south Asian country, and Israeli government demands weapons exports be kept secret, Myanmar’s own military boasts of its purchases
By Judah Ari Gross
Luai Abed (right) stands in front of a portrait photograph of himself at an exhibition of works by photo journalist Tali Mayer, who, herself, was wounded by a black sponge bullet in 2014 while covering a demonstration. (Ido Grumer)
September 28, 2017, 1:36 pm
Setting precedent, East Jerusalem man shot by police recognized as terror victim
Dozens more injured Palestinians expected to claim disability benefits after case of Luai Abed, who lost an eye to sponge-coated plastic bullet
By Sue Surkes
Rohingya Muslim refugees carry food distributed by the Bangladeshi army at the Balukhali refugee camp near Gumdhum on September 26, 2017. (AFP/Dominique Faget)
September 26, 2017, 7:55 pm
Amid genocide allegations, Israel mum on halting arms sales to Myanmar
High Court hears request to halt weapons exports to the Asian nation, but its ruling will be under gag order
By Judah Ari Gross
Thousands of young Jewish boys wave Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day, dancing and marching their way through Damascus Gate on the way to the Western Wall of Jerusalem's Old City, June 5, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 8, 2017, 10:09 pm
Left-wing group calls for Jerusalem Day march to avoid Muslim Quarter
Israeli revelers will be allowed to go through Arab neighborhood, but under strict time limits out of respect for Ramadan
By Judah Ari Gross
South Sudanese government forces ride on a vehicle, January 12, 2014. (AP/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin, File)
September 23, 2016, 7:23 am
High Court hears arguments against spy tech sales to South Sudan
Meretz MK Zandberg behind case to prevent Israeli ‘surveillance weapons’ from being used against political dissidents; details of the trial under gag order
By Judah Ari Gross
In this file photo taken April 14, 2016, government soldiers follow orders to raise their guns during a military parade in Juba, South Sudan. (AP Photo/Justin Lynch, File)
September 10, 2016, 5:49 pm
Israel’s role in South Sudan under scrutiny amid violence
Critics say Netanyahu’s forging of new ties with African countries disregards human rights records of those allies
By Tia Goldenberg and JUSTIN LYNCH
Former defense minister Ehud Barak visits a Rafael Advanced Defense Systems production plant on November 27, 2012. (Alon Bason/Defense Ministry/Flash90)
June 15, 2016, 6:51 am
Likud, Meretz MKs team up to stop arms sales to human rights violators
Politicians from almost every party join Tamar Zandberg, Yehuda Glick on proposal to limit defense exports
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Thousands of Israeli wave the national flag as they celebrate Jerusalem Day, dancing and marching their way through Damascus Gate to the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 17, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2016, 1:28 pm
Court rejects petition to keep marchers out of Muslim Quarter
Jerusalem Day revelers will be allowed to go through Arab area, but under strict time limits out of respect for Ramadan
By Judah Ari Gross
A young Rwandan girl walks through Nyaza cemetery outside Kigali, Rwanda, on Monday November 25, 1996, where thousands of victims of the 1994 genocide are buried (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
April 12, 2016, 8:35 pm
Records of Israeli arms sales during Rwandan genocide to remain sealed
Supreme Court denies attorney’s petition to reveal defense exports to the African country, citing risk to national security, foreign relations
By Judah Ari Gross
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