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B'Tselem (, , " in the image of [God]") is an independent non-profit organization whose stated goals are to document human rights violations in the occupied territories, combat denial and help to create a human rights culture in Israel. Its executive director is Hagai El-Ad. B'Tselem also maintains a branch of the organization in Washington, D.C., called B'Tselem USA.
B'Tselem was founded in 1989, during the First Intifada, by Israeli academics and members of civil rights organizations. B'Tselem's funding comes from private individuals (both Israeli and foreign), together with European and North American foundations focusing on human rights.
B'Tselem has published over a hundred reports on various issues such as torture, fatal shootings by security forces, restrictions on movement, expropriation of land and discrimination in planning and building in East Jerusalem, administrative detention, house demolitions, violence by Israeli settlers and Palestinians, and Israeli operations in the occupied territories.
In December 1989, B'Tselem shared the Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize with the Palestinian group, Al-Haq. B'Tselem has been harshly criticized by Israeli nationalists. In 2011, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman charged the group with abetting terrorism and weakening Israel's defense forces.