B'Tselem
Israeli human-rights NGO · Jerusalem · est. 1989
Documents human-rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israeli policy, including reports cited for both Gaza and Oct 7 framing.
Financing
organizationFoundation, government, and private donations disclosed by the organization.
Israeli civil-society organization independent of the Israeli government.
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Important Israeli rights documentation source, especially for local context; its political/legal framing is strongly rejected by many Israeli officials and pro-Israel advocacy groups.
Nonprofit NGO governed by a board and professional staff; not a public membership body.
Common challenges
- advocacy posture
- domestic political dispute
- legal-characterization disputes
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Leadership & members
- Yuli NovakExecutive Director since 2023
- Hagai El-AdExecutive Director during major 2014–2023 period
- Israeli and Palestinian field researchersdocumentation and testimony collection staff
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People profiled in this record
On the record
Verbatim quotations in this project attributed to this body or its officials.
Case: october 7 israelis 2023 →“The attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on 7 October 2023 ... was aimed mostly at civilians, included many war crimes and likely also crimes against humanity.”
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Sources & disclosures
- About B'Tselem — B'Tselem
- Funding sources — B'Tselem