Israel paid compensation to Palestinians who said they were tortured while in Shin Bet custody. The $530,000 settlement was reached last month with 28 Palestinians, who were arrested and interrogated in the early 1990s. Their lawyer said Wednesday that in exchange for the payout, his clients agreed to drop their
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