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A soldier takes a photograph of a minor at home in Nabi Saleh after making him get out of bed. Footage: Nariman a-Tamimi, B'Tselem video volunteer, 17 Jan. 2011.

In Silwan, like in Tel Aviv, Youth Law not enforced
On 4 February 2011, Ha'aretz published an article on the police's handling of central-region youth suspected of drug use. The article indicates that, like the conduct of the police when interrogating minors from Silwan, the parents in central –region Israel were also not allowed to be present in their child's interrogation, and the minors were pressured into incriminating additional youths.

Footage: army wakes children to photograph them
Israeli TV aired rare footage, filmed by B’Tselem volunteers, of a new military method: soldiers enter homes in Nabi Saleh at night, waken minors over the age of 10, photograph them and leave.

High Court petition: order JAG's decision in killing case
On 2 Dec. '07, soldiers shot Firas Qasqas to death. He was unarmed and posed no threat. For more than a year and a half, the JAG's Office has delayed the decision whether to prosecute the soldiers or close the file.

From Where I Stand
Noam Raz, a data coordinator at B'Tselem, in a personal op-ed on a leading Israeli news site in light of the delegitimization attack on human rights organizations.

Ni'lin sentencing: army must internalize gravity of incident
In response to today's (27 Jan. '11) sentencing in the Ni'lin affair, B'Tselem reiterates that military justice system's choice to ignore much more severe cases is what enabled this incident to take place, and expressed hope that the army will internalize the court's severe criticism of the incident.

Personal angle: One man's voice
A B'Tselem data coordinator relates the story of Muhammad Dababseh from Hebron, who was arrested working illegally in Israel and severely beaten. The trauma caused him to lose his voice, and all hope of recovering it – until an Israeli speech therapist stepped in.

B'Tselem seeks Resource Development Associate
The position of Resource Development Associate is a mid-level role within the International Relations team charged with building and maintaining relationships with foundations and other donors through proposal-writing, reporting and meeting with donors.