Institutionalized Discrimination
Against Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Adalah’s Report to the World Conference
Against Racism,
Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and
Related Intolerance
Durban, South Africa
Table of
Contents
Introduction 1
1.
A Historical Overview of the Palestinians in Israel 3
2.
The Absence of Constitutional Equality [excerpts] 7
3.
Citizenship 11
4.
The Right of Political Participation 17
5.
Speech 23
6.
Land and Housing Rights [excerpts] 29
7.
Culture and Language Rights 47
8.
Education Rights 55
9.
Religious Rights 67
10. Social and Economic Discrimination 73
Appendix:
Israel’s Main Discriminatory Laws 83