Press Releases

On 14 December 2005, Adalah filed six complaints to the Director of the Ministry of Justice's Police Investigation Unit (Mahash), Herzel Shbiro, demanding that police officers involved in an...

On 10 October 2005, the Israel Lands Administration (ILA) decided to include all Arab villages in the Galilee and the North of Israel in its Decision No. 897, which awards discounts of up to 50% on...

On 28 November 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition submitted by Adalah in March 2004 challenging the state's operations of spraying crops belonging to Arab Bedouin living...

On 29 November 2005, the Beer el-Sabe' (Beer Sheva) Magistrate Court issued a order to place six Arab Bedouin citizens of Israel under house arrest for a period of three months. On 17 November...

The Attorney General (AG) argued that the Supreme Court's recent decision created a new legal precedent, which will have a negative and harmful effect on the military's operations in the 1967...

In a decision issued on 6 November 2005, in response to a petition filed by Adalah, the Haifa District Court ordered the Misgav Regional Council and the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow...

On 27 October 2005, Adalah filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel against the Minister of Education, the Director of the Ministry of Education – Southern District, the District...

On 28 November 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition submitted by Adalah in March 2004 challenging the state's operations of spraying crops belonging to Arab Bedouin living...

On 8 September 2005, residents of Haifa's Halisa neighborhood along with professional planning and public organizations submitted a report to the Haifa Municipal Council outlining their...

On 26 October 2005, Adalah submitted a petition to the Haifa District Court demanding that the Court declare illegal Haifa University's policy of including military service – defined as...

On 5 October 2005, Adalah sent a letter to Attorney General (AG), the Minister of Justice, the Director of Courts Administration demanding an end to the holding of court hearings in Shata Prison...

Petition Further Challenges Large Discounts on Price of Leasing Land for Israeli Army Conscripts On 6 October 2005, Adalah submitted a petition, a motion for an injunction, and a request for an...

The Supreme Court of Israel issued a final verdict on a petition filed by Adalah, ruling that the Israeli army's use of Palestinian civilians in military operations constitutes a violation of...

Ruling on an urgent motion for an injunction submitted by Adalah on 19 October 2005, the Haifa District Court ordered the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Regional Council of Misgav to resume...

On 14 October 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Attorney General (AG) demanding the cancellation of a bill which proposes new and harsher...

Knesset Ethics Committee has Authority to Punish MKs for Speech Protected by Parliamentary Immunity On 13 September 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a written judgment with its explanations...

On 29 September 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter on behalf of the families of the victims of October 2000 to the Attorney General (AG), Menachem Mazuz, and the Director of the Ministry of...

During a hearing held on 21 September 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel complied with Adalah's demand to deliver a final decision on a petition submitted in October 2003, and ordered the state to...

At a hearing held on 14 September 2005 on a petition filed by Adalah in July 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel ordered the state to repair a road and traffic junction in order to facilitate access...

Adalah Decides Not to Appeal Decision to Attorney General following his Impropriety Following the appearance of Israeli Attorney General (AG) Menachem Mazuz at a press conference held on 21...