The majority of the interrogation records in the Zion Square lynch case in Jerusalem have been erased from police computers. This could lead to lighter sentences for the 10 defendants in the case. (Ynetnews)
These are translations of items from the Hebrew Slippery Slope blog, which documents the decline of Israeli democracy. The Slope collects isolated incidents, which together draw the picture of a crumbling democracy – violation of human rights, bad governance, corruption, and police brutality. The various news media report these incidents; we connect the dots.
Translations were provided by a team of volunteers. Links in the posts often point only to the original Hebrew sources, unless an equivalent English source is available. Read more