Press Releases

Supreme Court’s decision criticized the Israeli government, despite dismissing Adalah’s petition, after approval of comprehensive ‘Major Coronavirus Law’. Court did not decide on principle...

As Adalah's director, Hassan Jabareen has led a long series of struggles for the rights of the Arab minority in Israel, utilizing legal tools – first and foremost petitions to the Supreme Court...

Adalah: Israel’s extreme, barbaric, illegal policy is motivated by vengeance; Adalah now leading legal fight to return body of Ahmad Erekat, shot dead by Israeli Border Police outside Jerusalem...

NGOs had called on Israel to immediately halt ban on entry of fuel to Gaza, which has disabled power plant and threatens public health as Gaza faces COVID-19 outbreak.

Adalah takes series of new legal actions to defend rights of East J’lem Palestinians in shadow of renewed outbreak; 50% of city’s new patients are Palestinians; Israel resumes demolitions of...

Shin Bet’s extreme mass surveillance tools are not intended for civilian purposes and severely and persistently violate the right to privacy and freedom.

Despite earlier Supreme Court ruling, Israeli government excludes Arab towns in ‘northern triangle’ region from enormous financial benefits enjoyed by neighboring Jewish towns with higher...

Following hearing of Adalah-ACRI petition against Israel’s Cyber Unit, Supreme Court also calls on Israel to present similar censorship mechanisms in other countries and clarify their respective...

Israeli police issued 77,000 tickets with fines amounting to tens of millions of shekels to individuals – without legal authority. Unclear regulations led to selective enforcement of rules, which...

UN Special Rapporteur Prof. Michael Lynk highlights Israel’s illegal policies and practices of collective punishment targeting the Palestinian people.

Israel’s top court rejects Adalah petition demanding Israel implement COVID-19 protective guidelines for prisoners at Gilboa prison; 30 prison guards and 7 prisoners are infected while 489 guards...

Israel left Palestinian communities exposed to pandemic through substandard protection and limited access to testing, emergency medical services, and social welfare benefits – particularly in...

Ban stipulates only specific Knesset members authorized by Israel’s internal security minister may visit Palestinian ‘security prisoners’; ban violates MKs' immunity and parliamentary rights.

Total number of exits via Erez Crossing in June dropped sharply to 218, just one percent compared to the total exits recorded in February.

Adalah: Newly-amended law yet another steep plunge down a slippery slope. There is real danger that further such steps will lead to total tyranny at the hands of the Israeli government.

Bill disproportionately violates the fundamental constitutional rights of prisoners and detainees being held by Israel.

Justices insist petition is too 'theoretical' for them to consider; Adalah: people are facing immediate danger to life and health.

Legislation lets government declare a state of emergency and enact associated regulations – potentially entailing extreme restrictions on basic rights in all spheres of life – with ineffective...

Palestinians in Gaza who need to pass through the checkpoint – including patients in need of critical medical treatment that is not available in Gaza – have no official mechanism through which...

UN experts: Annexation would be crystallization of already unjust reality: two peoples living in same space, ruled by same state, but with profoundly unequal rights; Adalah and partners: UN and...