Israel’s Knesset defeated a bill that would have given agents of the Shin Bet security service the right to use physical pressure during interrogations aimed at foiling imminent terrorist attacks. Knesset members from the Likud, Labor, Meretz and Arab parties aligned to defeat the measure in a 30-18 vote.
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