The November 2010 issue of IDI’s Terrorism and Democracy Newsletter includes four short articles. The first article briefly discusses a recent decision by the Israeli Supreme Court holding that a shooting incident in which three Palestinian civilians were killed in the West Bank due to a mistake of a tank commander who believed he was attacked was not a "combat action". The second article presents a new memorandum bill seeking to amend the Civil Tort Law (Liability of the State) and limit the ability of civilian victims of hostile acts to claim compensation from the Government. The third article presents a short update on the verdict issued against two Israeli soldiers who were convicted of using a nine-year-old Palestinian boy as a human shield during a counter-terrorism operation in Gaza. The fourth article relates to the IDF's confiscation of the property of an alleged Hamas activist from Tulkarem.
IDI’s monthly Terrorism and Democracy Newsletter aims to shed light on some relatively unknown measures and policies adopted by Israel or related to Israel, and to foster discussion on the balance between security interests on one hand, and democratic principles and human rights on the other hand. It surveys recent developments in Israeli law and practices that are intended to reduce or repress terrorist threats. IDI believes that a greater knowledge of Israel's experience in this area may be of value to other societies. We also believe that engaging in international and comparative discourse about Israel's experience is valuable to Israeli society.
Terrorism and Democracy Newsletter: Issue No. 23, November 2010