Promoting Impunity
The Israeli Military’s Failure to Investigate Wrongdoing

Summary

Recommendations

To the Government of Israel

Use of Force

Accountability

I. Introduction

About This Report

II. Why Investigate?

Legal Obligations

International Humanitarian Law

International Human Rights Law

What Makes a Good Investigation?

III. Israel’s Investigations Policy

IDF Arguments

IV. Overview of the Military Justice System

Disciplinary Proceedings

Operational Debriefings

Military Police/Criminal Investigations

The Criminal Investigation Division of the Military Police

Special Investigations

V. “Lowest Priority”: Deaths of Palestinian Civilians

Reluctance to Investigate

Munib Abu Munshar

Nidal Abu Muhsin

Investigations without Standards

Ahmad al-Quraini

Ruwaida al-Hajin

Ignored or Lost

Tha’ir, Mustafa, and Iyad al-Samudi

Husni `Amir

Nuha al-Muqadama

The Killing of Nahla `Aqil and Injury of Her Three Children

VI: Foreign Pressure: Special Treatment

Tom Hurndall

Shadin Abu Hijla

James Miller

Brian Avery

Rachel Corrie

The “Operational Investigation”

The Military Police Investigation

VII. Denial of Justice

The Role of “Operational Investigations”

Timeliness

Obtaining Testimony

Witness Fears

Jenin – Cases of Human Shields

Treatment of Witnesses

Case of Ahmad and Jamil Abu `Aziz

Good Faith?

Lack of Transparency and Victim Involvement

Hamid al-Qut

Lack of Compensation

   Appendix A: Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions

   Acknowledgements

June 2005   Vol. 17, No. 7(E)

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