An Israeli human rights group criticized the naming of a former head of the nation’s domestic security service to run a peace center founded by Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres. Carmi Gillon approved the “use of torture during the interrogation of thousands of Palestinians” when he was the head of Shin Bet, the B’Tselem group said Tuesday.
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