Feb 05, 1958East Jerusalem, Israel66 years oldAquarius
About Bassem Eid
Bassem Eid (born 5 February 1958) is a Palestinian citizen of Israel and has an extensive career as a Palestinian human rights activist.
His initial focus was on human rights violations committed by Israeli armed forces, but for many years has broadened his research to include human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Palestinian armed forces on their own people.
He founded the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group in 1996, although it ceased operations in 2011.
He now works as a political analyst for Israeli TV and radio.