Press Releases

The petition, filed by Adalah and the Arab High Follow-Up Committee, argues that the amendment violates fundamental principles of the rule of law and is aimed to increase racist law enforcement...

Following a hearing held yesterday (Thursday, 13 June) on a petition filed by Adalah on behalf of the family of the late Walid Daqqa, whose body has been withheld by Israeli authorities since his...

The State submitted an update to the court ahead of tomorrow's Supreme Court hearing (13 June) on the petition of Walid Daqqa's family, whose body has been held without authority for over two months.

Adalah: “Since 7 October, the police have been unlawfully arresting Palestinian citizens of Israel on the pretext of allegations of conduct ‘liable to breach the public peace’. This...

Despite the court’s ruling that the residents were permitted to reside on the land and had lived there since at least 1978, it ordered the entire population of over 500 residents to demolish...

Adalah is horrified by the latest video footage from Rafah, which shows yet another systematic attack by the Israeli military against the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza, a further tragic...

Yesterday, 26 May 2024, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order nisi (order to show cause) against the Israeli Knesset, Ministry of Economy, and the Israel Land Authority, in which it demanded...

The police have summoned Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian for a third interrogation on 2 May. The police are questioning her about her description of East Jerusalem as occupied, her interpretation of...

The petitioners underscored the urgent need for these visits, pointing to the harsh and inhumane conditions in which Israeli is holding Palestinian prisoners, which have led to the deaths of at...

Adalah: The police’s arguments clearly show that the arrest of Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian is unlawful, targeting her research, academic work, and opinions critical of Israel in international...

Adalah: The decision of the State Attorney's Office to pursue an investigation against Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian flagrantly violates her right to freedom of expression, contradicts the rule of...

Adalah: The transfer of such powers to a ‘civil’ minister further exacerbates violations of international law, encompassing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of aggression through...

Adalah: Genocidal statements made by members of the cabinet reflect the state policy of intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians. The legal authorities' consistent failure to hold officials...

The petition argues that the authorities are persisting in their abusive treatment of the family by unlawfully withholding the deceased's body in a cruel and inhumane manner.

Adalah: This Supreme Court decision reinforces the institutional support consistently extended to Israel's police officers for the killing of Palestinians, solely based on shooters' claims of...

Adalah: The suspension was motivated by ideological positions that seek to align with the Jewish-Zionist consensus and the decision places this institution among the ranks of the darkest regimes in...

In a letter addressed to the relevant police officials, Adalah argued that the police had conducted a violent and unlawful raid on the mourning tent, seemingly with vindictive and punitive intentions.

On Monday, March 18th, five human rights organizations in Israel filed a petition (Hebrew) calling on Israel’s High Court to order the Israeli government, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and...

Today, on 8 March 2024, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, the day comes at a time when Palestinian women in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in...

The Attorney General’s office and the State Attorney’s office since 7 October has consistently failed to intervene in the political misuse of the police force and of the criminal procedure...