Press Releases

In the objection, Adalah Attorney Suhad Bishara argued that the Master Plan submitted by the Interior Ministry contained no vision or consideration for developing the village.

On 23 December 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by Michael Ben-Ari and Itamar Ben-Gvir against the Attorney General’s (AG) decision to close the investigation files...

On 22 December 2013, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that a construction company be ordered to sell an apartment to an Arab citizen in a new neighborhood in the...

Today, 12 December 2013, former Israeli cabinet minister Benny Begin announced at a press conference that the proposed Prawer-Begin Bill, the legislative arm of the discriminatory Prawer Plan, will...

On Saturday, 30 November 2013, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Haifa, Hura and Jerusalem to protest against the Prawer Plan. Police officers were deployed in huge numbers at the...

In an urgent letter sent on Thursday, 26 November 2013 to the Chief of the Israeli Police, Yohanan Danino, and Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in...

On 26 November 2013, Adalah sent a letter to WHO at the University of Haifa demanding the cancellation of its decision to ban students from raising the Palestinian flag during demonstrations held...

On 20 November 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel heard an appeal filed by Adalah against the decision of the Be’er Sheva District Court to evacuate the unrecognized Arab Bedouin village of Umm...

Tomorrow, Wednesday 20 November 2013, at 11:30 am, the Israeli Supreme Court will hear an appeal brought by Adalah on behalf of residents of the unrecognized Arab Bedouin village of Umm...

On Sunday 10 November 2013, the Government announced that it will accelerate the demolition of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm el-Hieran in the Naqab (Negev) in order to build a Jewish town...

Dozens of visitors attended the opening of photography exhibition ‘Families Interrupted’ in Jerusalem on Wednesday 23 October 2013. The event was held at the Dar Issaf Nashashibi for culture,...

On 30 October 2013, the 'Contributors to the State Bill' passed a preliminary reading in the Israeli Knesset. The bill grants additional, extensive benefits to those that are already granted to...

Today, Tuesday 29 October 2013 in the afternoon, Israel is expected to appear for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. It remained unclear whether or Israel would participate until...

On 10 October 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition filed by Adalah against the decision of the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Justice Saleem Joubran,...

Tomorrow, 9 October 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel will hold a hearing on a petition filed by far right-wing politicians Michael Ben Ari and Itamar Ben Gvir, who are demanding that the Attorney...

Today, 2 October 2013, the Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court held an evidentiary hearing in the criminal trial of Arab Member of Knesset (MK) Mohammed Barakeh, head of the Democratic Front for Peace...

On 19-21 September 2013, Adalah held its 8th annual Arab law students’ camp for dozens of participants who study at law schools throughout Israel. The title of this year’s event was Arab...

11 September 2013 marks two years since the Israeli government approved the Prawer Plan. The plan intends to uproot tens of thousands of Arab Bedouin citizens of Israel from their villages, to...

The state does not apply the Absentee Property Law to the properties of settlers in the West Bank, and thus, its exclusive application to the properties of Palestinians constitutes unlawful...

On 10 September 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court will hold a hearing on the application of the Absentees' Property Law to Palestinian West Bank residents who own properties in East Jerusalem, and...