Press Releases

State funding covers 90% of budgets of Jewish religious schools, but up to maximum of just 75% of budgets of Arab church schools in Israel

Bennett's decision was made in the context of his attempt to silence views deemed "inappropriate" by the majority.

Adalah: "The 5 May 2015 Supreme Court decision sets a dangerous historical precedent."

In 2014, 75% of 3-4 year old Bedouin children in Israel did not have any educational framework; this figure did not exceed 5% for Israeli Jewish children at that age.

State Attorney's Office responds to Adalah: It is difficult to understand Lieberman's statement - "as to those who are against us…we must raise the ax and cut off his head" - as a call to violence!

Adalah and partners organized and hosted two tours to the Bedouin villages of Atir and Umm al-Hiran for journalists, bloggers, photographers, and other media professionals.

demoler a Um al-Hiran y expulsar a sus habitantes para establecer sobre sus ruinas "Hiran", una ciudad nueva reservada solamente a los judíos.

Adalah: "The decision shows that the entire case against former MK Barakeh was a political case from the outset."

Adalah: The ruling completely ignores the political, social and historical roots of the community, and legitimizes the racist demolition and displacement of an entire Arab village to build a Jewish...

Adalah: "The closing of the investigation without an indictment or trial demonstrates the impunity enjoyed by the Israeli police despite their careless approach with the lives of Arab citizens."

As long as Israel views the Arab minority's interest as conflicting with the Jewish majority's interest, Arab citizens' housing crisis will not be solved.

Adalah: "The Court’s decision has validated one of Israel’s most racist and arbitrary laws, and has given the green light for the application of arbitrary codes on occupied land and its...

The court cancelled a minor provision of the law, which allowed exceptional higher compensation without the need to prove damages, but left the rest of the law intact.

Court adopted the position of the General Security Services: "Higher education funding for prisoners is from 'terrorist organizations' and aims to strengthen their positions within the prisons."

Despite Israel Prison Service commitments to Supreme Court, the conditions of transportation for prisoners to medical clinics and courts remain so bad that many prisoners refrain from travelling in...

Hospital security guards in Afula confiscated Arab citizen's food, threw some of it on the ground, and placed the rest in a special cupboard for leavened foods.

The event brought impacted persons from Israel/Palestine and the United States, along with lawyers and human rights advocates, to urge the international community to take effective steps to address...

Human rights groups condemn six-month administrative detention of PLC member, in violation of international law, and raise grave concern about her health.

Only 4.6% of Israel's housing tenders are published in Arab towns and villages; settlements in the OPT receive four times more housing units than Arab communities in Israel; Israel continues to...

The Committee visited unrecognized villages with Adalah and RCUV, but the Judge's response did not discuss the merits of the case and gave incorrect, unofficial and unproven information.