הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

Public Committee Against Torture in Israel says there is ‘no effective barrier – not legal and certainly not ethical – that stands in the way of using torture’; Shin Bet in response: interogations help prevent thwart terror attacks.

A report released by the PCATI showcases detailed accounts of nine Palestinian detainees it claims were tortured by physicians and medical staff members in hospitals, Shin Bet interrogators, military judges and advocates, prison wardens, police officers and even senior Justice Ministry officials.

According to the report, the idea of a "ticking bomb" was first coined as a literary concept by French author and journalist Jean Lartéguy in his book "Les Centurions," 1961, which relates to the French occupation of Algeria, “which was no less brutal than the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories.”