Amnesty International has responded to the comments of the Israeli Ministry of Justice on the Amnesty International Report entries for Israel in 1990/91. The response explains AI’s methodology and how it ensures impartiality in its reporting of violations. Specific issues addressed include the prisoners of conscience Abie Nathan, Sami al-Kilani and Faisal al-Husseini; the killing of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces, for example 14-year-old As’ad Hammuda shot in March 1989; the deaths of Mahmud al-Masri and Khaled Shaikh ‘Ali in Gaza Central Prison; misuse of CS tear- gas; the death of Fares Salha; prolonged solitary confinement of Mordechai Vanunu and conditions in Ketziot detention centre. The text of the Israeli Government’s comments is appended.