Press Releases

On 3 March 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the head of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), Yaakov Ganot, and the head of the State Attorney's Office, Osnat Mandel, demanding the cancellation of a...

On 9 March 2006, Adalah submitted a position paper to the Knesset's Interior and Environment Committee, in response to a report issued by the Committee regarding the future of planning and building...

On 27 February 2006, an expanded seven-Justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel unanimously ruled to cancel a governmental decision establishing “National Priority Areas,” finding...

On 28 February 2006, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) voted 18 to 16 against motions to disqualify Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsour as well as the United Arab List (UAL) – the Arab Movement for...

On 27 February 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected a motion submitted by the Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz, and the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Dan Halutz, requesting a second...

On 1 February 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel, in a 2 to 1 split decision, accepted a petition submitted by Adalah, ruling illegal the Israeli Knesset's 2001 vote to strip Member of Knesset (MK)...

On 26 January 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel on behalf of renowned literary critic, translator and journalist Antwan Shalhat, asking the court to instruct the...

On 7 February 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that the Court compel the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Municipality of Akka (Akko) to remedy all of...

In its response, Adalah stated that there is no legal basis for requesting a second hearing as the Court's original ruling is in accordance with domestic and international legal principles and...

On 25 January 2006, Adalah submitted a petition and motion for an urgent hearing to the Tel Aviv District Court against the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Municipality of Ness Ziona, following...

In a letter dated 18 January 2006, Boaz Okun, the Director of Courts Administration, informed Adalah that, beginning from 15 February 2006, court hearings will no longer be held in Shata Prison but...

On 17 January 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the head of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), Yaakov Ganot, demanding that he uphold and guarantee the rights of prisoners during their transportation in...

On 12 January 2006, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) informed Adalah that it does not intend to renew its contract with the “Milgam” company, and that the IBA will undertake the...

On 9 December 2005 – over four years after the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order in this regard – the planning authorities submitted a master plan for the village of Kammaneh,...

On 10 January 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Deputy State Attorney demanding the opening of a criminal investigation against Israeli army commanders and soldiers responsible for the extensive...

Antwan Shalhat is a prominent literary critic, journalist, and translator in the Palestinian Arab community in Israel as well as in the Arab world. He has translated from Hebrew to Arabic the work...

On 4 January 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition filed by Adalah in July 2005 demanding: the cancellation of a discriminatory amendment to the Income Tax Ordinance...

On 22 December 2005, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel submitted joint concluding arguments to the Supreme...

After four years of proceedings, on 22 December 2005, the Nazareth Magistrate decided not to convict Mr. Mousa Diab and Mr. Ashraf Qurtam, former parliamentary aides of MK Azmi Bishara, the leader...

On 29 December 2005, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel against the Ministry of Construction and Housing. The petition challenges the governmental policy of providing...