Masses of Israelis Protest Government in Wake of the Knesset Revoking the High Court's Ability to Nullify Laws It Deems Unreasonable Police Have Been Accused of Escalating Their Use of Violence in Recent Demonstrations Police Say It Will Investigate Signs With Photos of Officers for 'Incitement to Violence'
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Police Open Investigation Despite Not Having Prosecution's Approval, as per Protocols Civil Rights Groups Condemn Police's Decision to Open an Investigation for Incitement to Violence Student Groups Say Investigation of Those Blowing Whistles on Violent Officers Instead of the Officers Themselves 'Absurd' Ben-Gvir: 'Revolting, This Is a Red Line'
Yitzhak Tshuva's Firm Is Seeking Reimbursement From Residents of Givat Amal Bet for the Services of Off-duty Policemen Involved in Clearing Out the Last of the Families of a Neighborhood Settled During the War of Independence, Amid Broken Government Promises of Alternate Housing
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Apr. 11, 2021 11:46 PM
Last Tuesday’s High Court of Justice ruling, which upheld the state’s argument that declassifying historical Shin Bet security service documents could “endanger national security,” is a major blow to historical research and the principle of the public’s right to know.
In its archives, far from the eyes of both the public and the state archivist, the Shin Bet stores a great many historical documents related to affairs of supreme public and national importance. Some of them remain controversial to this day. Others are still considered bleeding wounds in the heart of Israeli society.