Press Releases

On 21 January 2003, Adalah filed an urgent pre-petition to the State Attorney's Office demanding that the Interior Ministry immediately return the identity cards of Palestinian women, citizens of...

This morning, the Supreme Court of Israel ruled to reject three disqualification decisions issued by the Central Elections Committee (CEC). The Court approved the participation of the National...

Today, an 11-justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel will hold hearings on an appeal filed by Adalah on behalf of the National Democratic Assembly (NDA) against the decision of the Central...

Today, an 11-justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel will hold hearings on concluding arguments submitted by Adalah on behalf of MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi (Ta'al) against the decision of the Central...

This week, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) voted to disqualify the National Democratic Assembly (NDA) and its leader Member of Knesset (MK) Dr. Azmi Bishara, as well as MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi...

In the submission, the petitioners presented four new cases documented by B'Tselem which detail the continued use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, despite an injunction issued by the...

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition submitted by seven Palestinian detainees and ten Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations protesting the inhumane conditions faced by close to 1,000...

Yesterday, Adalah sent a letter to Interior Minister Eliyahu Yishai demanding that he rescind his closure order, issued the same day, against Sawt Al-Haqq Wal-Hurriya. This newspaper is affiliated...

On 19 December 2002, in an unprecedented move, Attorney General Elyakim Rubenstein submitted a motion to the Central Elections Committee (CEC) asking to disqualify the National Democratic Assembly...

On 8 December 2002, Adalah filed a petition to the Nazareth District Court seeking a declaratory judgment that Article 11D of Bar Ilan University's Disciplinary Code is invalid. This article states...

The Tel Aviv District Court decided to continue the hearing, begun today, on Adalah's petition to release Marwan Barghouti from solitary confinement. Judge David Bar-Ophir, the Deputy President of...

Today, Adalah filed a petition to the Tel Aviv District Court demanding that it overturn the Prisons Authority's decision to place Marwan Barghouti in solitary confinement for five days. The...

Yesterday, Adalah filed four prisoner's petitions to the Nazareth District Court on behalf of four political prisoners, against the Prisons Authority and the Open University of Israel. The...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order nisi requiring the state to explain, within 120 days, why not to include Arab towns in the government's 'Ofeq' program. This program aims to...

The motion is based on a report released by B'Tselem on 14 November 2002, entitled "Human Shield: Use of Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields in Violation of High Court Order." In its report,...

Today, Adalah demanded that the Disciplinary Committee of Safed College cancel the decision of the Administrative Committee to temporarily suspend Ms. Yassera Bakri from her studies at the college....

On 12 November 2002, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Attorney General's office, requesting that the families of detainees and prisoners from the West Bank currently being held in Israel be...

On 30 October 2002, the Nazareth District Court denied a prisoner's appeal filed by Adalah on behalf of Mr. Mohammed Zayed, who is currently incarcerated at Shata Prison. Adalah Staff Attorney...

On 28 October 2002, Adalah sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Limor Livnat, asking her not to implement the recommendations of the Shoshani Committee. Adalah Staff Attorney Gadeer Nicola...

On 22 October 2002, the Attorney General's office sent a letter to the Registrar of Associations, requesting that he respond a letter sent by Adalah to the Attorney General on 15 October 2002,...