Press Releases

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...

Israeli military industries plans to move massive Ramat Beka testing facility, an area the size of Haifa and Tel Aviv combined, to Naqab (Negev); 2,113 Bedouin homes and other buildings facing...

Israel's Water Authority automatically charges Bedouin higher rates – treating them as if they are wasting water – when they actually have most limited access to water; Adalah & partners are...

Beer Sheva Magistrates Court to hold first hearing on 27 April 2021 as Israel Land Authority seeks to forcibly displace Bedouin families from Ras Jrabah in order to expand the primarily-Jewish city...

Israel refuses to classify camels as 'farm animals', preventing Bedouin herders from enjoying grazing rights in Naqab desert region; camels are only variety of livestock Israel requires to be...

Adalah, JLAC, and Al Mezan petitioned against 2017 law; Adalah: This is significant achievement against Israel's threatened impending annexation of parts of West Bank; nothing justifies war crimes.

Significant increase in Israeli state funds comes in wake of Adalah petition demanding equitable budgets for Arab municipalities; gov't originally allocated just 1.7% of aid to Arab local...

Adalah will continue to fight against Israel's perpetual state of emergency and its systematic violation of Palestinian rights and its devastating impact on human rights in general.

2003 Citizenship Law – one of one of the country's most discriminatory laws targeting Palestinian families – is a racist violation of the fundamental constitutional rights to equality and the...

Palestinian Bedouin residents of 48 villages in Naqab (Negev) region are served by post offices in just seven towns. As public transportation is significantly reduced to meet COVID-19 restrictions,...

Israel announces general return to school, but most schoolchildren from Bedouin villages in the Naqab (Negev) remain in their homes because of classroom overcrowding and schools’ lack of...

NGOs to Israel’s Attorney General and Military Advocate General: Stop military’s violent attacks on fishermen and open investigations; increased attacks come as Gaza faces economic uncertainty...

Shocking video clearly indicates appropriate open-fire procedures have not been engrained in Israeli security guards and police officers.

Under current Israeli law, individuals must be at least 20 years of age to qualify for unemployment benefits; large numbers of Palestinian employees losing their jobs during COVID-19 are young people.

Adalah’s Supreme Court petition calls for urgent action in northern Israeli facility housing 450 ‘security prisoners’; Gilboa prisoners unable to maintain required distance of two meters from...

Adalah: Israeli government's aid policy for local municipalities doesn’t take into account distinct characteristics of Arab communities and, in fact, runs contrary to Israel’s Basic Law: State...

Adalah-Joint List petition contends Israeli government decrees violate Israeli constitutional law; expanded panel of five justices slated to hear case tomorrow (Thursday) at 11:30 AM.

For first time, court recognizes restrictions on Shin Bet’s powers but grants lengthy period for legislation during which spy agency can act widely without oversight.