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Israel's HCJ ruled painful shackling illegal. It continues nonetheless. Children are treated like adults. The court sanctioned the other practices despite international law prohibitions.
In 1999, the HCJ banned most torture methods. It said " necessity" doesn't constitute sweeping a priori authorization for "physical" interrogations. At the same time, it left a huge loophole. It empower Israel's attorney general to decide guidelines on "ticking bomb" cases.
They're whatever officials say. Horrific practices got de facto approval. They continue unchecked.
Israel and America are the world's leading human rights abusers. They spurn international laws and norms. They exercise abuse of power and defy rule of law inviolability.
Neither country is fit to live in. Celente is right calling America "degenerate." Most Palestinians feel the same way about Israel and then some. So do Israelis voting with their feet and leaving.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
http://www.claritypress.com/Lendman.html
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