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Israel Online · Sep 30, 2026

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Palestinian Rights Group Documents Torture and Arbitrary Arrests Under PA Palestinian affairs expert Khaled Abu Toameh has highlighted a gap between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s claims of strengthened rule of law and findings published by Palestinian rights groups. According to a Lawyers for Justice report cited by Abu Toameh, 26 cases of physical torture and 146 cases of mistreatment were documented in 2025, alongside allegations of arbitrary arrests and harassment of journalists and human rights activists. Abu Toameh questioned how those findings align with Abbas’s claims of greater accountability and completed reforms.

*Palestinian Rights Group Documents Torture and Arbitrary Arrests Under PA* Palestinian affairs expert Khaled Abu Toameh has highlighted a gap between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s claims of strengthened rule of law and findings published by Palestinian rights groups. According to a Lawyers for Justice report cited by Abu Toameh, 26 cases of physical torture and 146 cases of mistreatment were documented in 2025, alongside allegations of arbitrary arrests and harassment of journalists and human rights activists. Abu Toameh questioned how those findings align with Abbas’s claims of greater accountability and completed reforms.

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