Shin Bet did not have the authority, even under the defense of "necessity," to employ such methods. This ruling was hailed as landmark against using torture on Palestinian prisoners. Shabak claims it now uses only psychological means, although B'Tselem and Amnesty International continue to accuse Shabak of employing physical methods that amount to torture under international conventions. In 2015, Physicians for Human Rights–Israel noted that petitions against Shin Bet had quadrupled since 2012, and claimed that over the past several years of 850 complaints against Shin Bet for torture none had yet been investigated. It further claimed that no system of legal
Agents of Atlas a copy of the "What if?" story and found the cover "intriguing". The team made a brief appearance in "The Resistance", an eight-page story that was part of the Secret Invasion crossover story arc. Parker and editor Paniccia said in July 2008, that the former will write an "Agents of Atlas" ongoing series which is one of the titles launching as part of the Dark Reign storyline. That series ended after eleven issues but the title relaunches as part of the "Heroic Age" under the title "Atlas" because, according to Parker, it not only makes for a smaller logo but