The law and the uprising

摘要

This week the American State Department accused Israel of committing "serious human-rights abuses" in combating the Palestinians' intifada. In its annual report on global brutality, the department found that Israel's security forces "sometimes used excessive force, in contravention of their own rules of engagement". However, added the official responsible for the report, "We're confident that the democratic institutions in Israel will get that country moving in the right direction."