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Yesh Din logo Yesh Din ( ) is an Israeli human rights group providing legal assistance to citizens of the Palestinian territories .1It is named after Hebrew language phrase “there is law”.2The group has been active since March 2005.3Board members include prominent former Israeli government officials and retired high-ranking generals of the Israel Defence Force (IDF): Shulamit Aloni - former Israeli minister of education and culture, minister of communications, minister of science and arts Shlomo Lahat , General (Ret.) - former mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Michael Ben Yair - lawyer, former attorney general of the State of Israel . Shlomo Gazit , General (Ret.) - former head of Military Intelligence Paul Kedar , Colonel (Ret.) - former Israeli consul in New York ; head of Ministry of Defense delegation to Europe; IDF attaché to Turkey . Member of Beyt Hatfusot founders; director of Shlomi's Community Center. Yesh Din monitors the IDF investigations into troops' and Israeli settlers suspected crimes against Palestinians. Following the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict , the group denounced the distribution of booklets which according to the group "bordered on incitement to racism", encouraging Israeli soldiers to fight an enemy described as "murderers" and advising them to "show no mercy". The distribution of the booklets caused IDF to reprimand one its officers, describing the case as an "isolated incident". On January 30, 2009, the Associated Press reported that Yesh Din plans to use a classified Israeli government database to prove that many West Bank Israeli settlements were built on land privately owned by Palestinian citizens without compensation. NGO monitor has been critical of Yesh Din's activities. The Board of Yesh Din, (English), accessed 29 June 2009 Haaretz 27 December 2007 IDF: Probes of suspected crimes against Palestinians up 36% Associated press article Haaretz Yesh Din report: Only 8% of Palestinian complaints against settlers result in indictment 13 November 2008 Israel 'no mercy' officer rebuked , BBC News , January 28, 2009 "Group: Settlement info implicates Israeli gov't", by Matti Friedman, Associated Press , January 30, 2009 NGO Monitor “Yesh Din”: Justice for All? 31 July 20084
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Yesh Din ( ) is an Israeli human rights group providing legal assistance to citizens of the Palestinian territories . Its name comes from a Hebrew phrase meaning "there is law". The group has been active since March 2005.
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Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights ( ) is an Israeli organization working in Israel and in the West Bank .The organization was founded in 2005 by a group of women who previously worked with the organization Machsom Watch .The purpose of Yesh Din, as reflected in its publications, is to work "for structural, long-term improvement to human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)".The organization's name in Hebrew – there is law – "reflects the belief that equitable application of local and international law is an important component in upholding human rights".Yesh Din collects and disseminates information regarding violations of Palestinians ' human rights in the West Bank; applies public and legal pressure on Israeli authorities; and raises public awareness regarding these issues.
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Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights ( ) is an Israeli organization working in Israel and in the West Bank . The organization was founded in 2005 by a group of women who previously worked with the organization Machsom Watch . The purpose of Yesh Din, as reflected in its publications, is to work "for structural, long-term improvement to human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)". The organization's name in Hebrew – there is law – "reflects the belief that equitable application of local and international law is an important component in upholding human rights". Yesh Din collects and disseminates information regarding violations of Palestinians ' human rights in the West Bank; applies public and legal pressure on Israeli authorities; and raises public awareness regarding these issues.
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Israeli human rights organization Yesh Din ( Hebrew : יש דין , lit. ' There Is Law ' ; transcribed into Arabic : ييش دين ), full name Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights , is an Israeli organization working in Israel and in the West Bank . The organization was founded in 2005 by a group of women who previously worked with the organization Machsom Watch . The purpose of Yesh Din, as reflected in its publications, is to work "for structural, long-term improvement to human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)". The organization's name "reflects the belief that equitable application of local and international law is an important component in upholding human rights". Yesh Din collects and disseminates information regarding violations of Palestinians' human rights in the West Bank; applies public and legal pressure on Israeli authorities; and raises public awareness regarding these issues. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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israeli human rights group providing legal assistance to citizens of the palestinian territories
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israeli organization working in israel and in the west bank
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