Israeli Officer In Prisoner Abuse Video Quits Post ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Times by Steve Weizman - August 8, 2008 - 3:37pm JERUSALEM (AP) - An officer filmed ordering a soldier to abuse a bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner was indicted Thursday and has resigned his command of an army battalion but will continue to serve elsewhere, the Israeli military said. Lt.Col. Omri Borberg and the soldier were charged in a military court with "unworthy conduct," the military said in a statement. » Read more

Israel Soldiers Indicted Over Treatment Of Palestinian Protester ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Richard Bourdreaux - August 8, 2008 - 3:36pm JERUSALEM -- An Israeli battalion commander and a staff sergeant caught on film allegedly abusing a handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian detainee were indicted by a military court Thursday on the charge of "unworthy conduct." The July 7 incident, in which the sergeant fired a rubber-coated bullet at point-blank range, bruising the detainee's toe, embarrassed the army and focused renewed attention on its role in policing unruly demonstrations in the West Bank. » Read more