Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe body of Khaled Hassan was held by the state for eight months, although he was not suspected of any crime. He was shot and killed by police fire – authorities had held the body of someone who had done no wrong as a tool of control and punishment11:39 PM • May 12 2026 IDTThe body of Khaled Hassan was held by the state for eight months. For eight months, his family lived in uncertainty, and was unable to part from him and bury him, or even to know what exactly happened to him. Only after the filing of an urgent petition, which was first brought to court last week, did the police report that it intended to release his body. This case isn't a specific mishap; it's a reflection of a broader and more disturbing policy: holding bodies as a tool of control and punishment, while emptying the rule of law of any genuine content.In the NewsBari Weiss Let Netanyahu Pick Interviewer for '60 Minutes,' Report SaysMicrosoft Israel Head Exits Amid Scrutiny of IDF Cloud Services UseThe First Dentist: How a Single Tooth Changes What We Thought About Neanderthals'Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About GazaBoard of Peace Does Not Ask Hamas to 'Disappear,' Gaza Envoy SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way