Volume 60, May 2009 www.adalah.org Nakba Law The Legal Saga of Abu Nakba Hassan Jabareen, Attorney General Director of Adalah Prisoners' Rights Israel Prison Service bans entry of books into Israeli prisons: Adalah petitions the District Court in the name of Palestinian prisoners to cancel the ban Land and Planning Rights Israel Land Administration decision granting large discounts on land to reserve soldiers must be cancelled Adalah demands the removal of police checkpoints at the entrance of Tarabeen al-Sana, an unrecognized Arab Bedouin village in the Naqab Employment Rights Adalah and Sawt el-Amel: The shift in the position of the Israel Railways Company toward its firing of Arab workers en masse is not genuine International Humanitarian Law - Gaza Adalah to Military Advocate General and Defense Minister: Stop attacking Gaza's fishermen and damaging Palestinian natural resources Interview with Mr. Mahfouz Kabariti, Coordinator of the Fishermen's Solidarity Campaign in the Gaza Strip Conducted by Salah Mohsen, Adalah's Media Coordinator AG to the Supreme Court: State will not investigate suspicions of war crimes committed by Israeli military in Gaza in 2004 Adalah to Defense Minister: Group of Palestinian Arab journalists from Israel must be permitted to enter Gaza to report first-hand on the situation Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network report on the EU's response to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza [full report] [executive summary]  Adalah’s Newsletter is a monthly publication issued in Arabic, Hebrew and English. It highlights Adalah’s main activities, provides analysis of human rights issues, and links to new reports. Suggestions, articles and commentaries from our readers are welcome. View previous volumes Arabic Hebrew Subscribe a Friend New Report  Occupation, Colonialism, Apartheid? The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa commissioned this study to test the hypothesis posed by Professor John Dugard in a report he presented to the UN Human Rights Council in January 2007, in his capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the OPT. Professor Dugard posed the question: "Israel is clearly in military occupation of the OPT. At the same time, elements of the occupation constitute forms of colonialism and of apartheid, which are contrary to international law. What are the legal consequences of a regime of prolonged occupation with features of colonialism and apartheid for the occupied people, the Occupying Power and third States?" Al Haq, Adalah and a team of lawyers and legal academics from the Ireland, Israel, South Africa, the UK and West Bank contributed to the writing of this study. The full study will posted shortly on the website of the HSRC. Executive Summary [English] Executive Summary [Arabic] International Advocacy UN Committee Against Torture finds 'numerous, ongoing and consistent allegations' of torture and ill-treatment by Israel against Palestinians and calls for independent investigation into operation 'Cast Lead' in Gaza New Resolutions  Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) resolutions on members of the Palestinian Legislative Council incarcerated in Israeli prisons: MPs Marwan Barghouti | Ahmad Sa'adat | Omar Abdel Razeq | Abdel Aziz Dweik Main office: 94 Yaffa Street, PO Box 8921, Haifa 31090 Tel: (972)-4-950-1610 Fax: (972)-4-950-3140 Naqab office: 28 Reger Ave # 35 Beer el Sabe, Israel Tel: (972)-8-665-0740 Fax: (972)-8-665-0853 adalah@adalah.org www.adalah.org

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