Press Releases

Human rights organizations call on Israel to use the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Torture to fully renounce torture and ill treatment, and to commit to ending impunity that has...

On 16 June 2013, the Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved the proposed Contributors to the State bill which institutes preferential treatment to citizens who contribute to the state (i.e....

On 17 June, Adalah wrote to the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni, demanding that the Prevention of Libel and Defamation Bill, also known as...

This evening, the Israeli Knesset approved the discriminatory Prawer-Begin Bill, with 43 votes for and 40 votes against. The Prawer-Begin Plan threatens to displace tens of thousands of Arab...

Adalah: “Although Arab farmers have a very small share, government support goes exclusively to Jewish farmers” Supreme Court: “The authorities must do more to right this historical...

In June 2013, Adalah held a two-session training course for 20 Arab lawyers in the Naqab (Negev) to legally challenge home demolitions and other issues related to land and planning. The training...

Earlier this month, June 2013, the Israel Land Authority (ILA, formerly the Israel Land Administration) advertised the availability of land and permits to construct 40 apartments neighboring the...

On 20 June 2013, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) issued its Concluding Observations on Israel, following its latest review on 3 June 2013. The Committee raised serious concerns...

The Ministry of Transportation has finally completed a safety crosswalk at the major intersection in front of the Arab Bedouin Al-Fur'a Elementary School in June 2013, eight years after it...

Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israeli prisons must endure appalling conditions during their transport to health care facilities and courts, subjected to ill treatment, pain, and suffering,...

Local elections for Arab Bedouin in Naqab (Negev) must be set now - New councils delay local elections for over 10 years Writing to Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Adalah and the Association for...

On 5 June 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court dismissed Adalah's petition against Amendment 113 of the National Insurance Law, which reduces child allowances by 60% for families that have not had their...

Following an Israel Channel 10 media investigation revealing discriminatory policies against Palestinian citizens of Israel at Bank HaPoalim, Adalah approached the Director of Bank HaPoalim and the...

Visitors packed the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa on 6 June 2013 for the “Families Interrupted” event organized by Adalah, in cooperation with Kayan Feminist Organization and Isha l’Isha, against...

On 3 June 2013, Adalah attended the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s (CRC) review of Israel in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee is examining Israel’s State Report submitted in 2010...

On 19 May 2013, Adalah sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Justice Minister, the Attorney General, and Military Advocate General demanding the implementation of the Turkel Commission...

Detailed plan for Harish designates 2,300 units for ultra-Orthodox Jews, contradicting Housing Minister’s statement that "Harish is open for all" On 20 May 2013, Adalah and the Arab Center for...

On the commemoration of the 65 Nakba Day, Adalah is releasing a short documentary film,"From Al-Araqib to Susiya." The film tells the story of two Palestinian villages along the Green Line:...

To mark the 65th Nakba Day, on 13 May 2013, Adalah and the Iqrit Community Association hosted a study tour for ambassadors, diplomats, and foreign journalists to the depopulated Palestinian village...

On 9 May 2013, Adalah sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid demanding that the current level of child allowances be maintained in 2013-2014. A cut in...