This report conducted by Human Rights Watch examines the Israeli army’s failure to investigate adequately allegations of wrongdoing by Israeli soldiers since the outbreak of clashes in September 2000. It addresses three major questions. First, it examines how the army’s policy on investigations has operated since September 2000, and the obstacles to accountability it has created. Second, it assesses the impact of “operational investigations,” in which allegations of wrongdoing are “investigated” by the colleagues of the alleged perpetrator. These debriefings may be appropriate for learning operational lessons, but they in no way constitute impartial investigations into suspicious incidents. Third, it looks at how the Military Police investigations opened since September 2000 have been conducted — and what can be done to improve them.

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