Press Releases

On Saturday, 7 October 2023, Israel launched a full-scale, ruthless retaliatory attack against the Palestinian people in Gaza, after an unprecedented, brutal, and illegal attack by Hamas militants...

Human rights organizations sent an urgent letter, arguing that this action of collective punishment is illegal and amounts to torture. It is part of a series of arbitrary and vindictive sanctions...

NGOs demand Israeli authorities to cancel the evacuation order for residents of the northern Gaza Strip; Israel’s actions are a blatant violation of international law, and display clear intention...

Following Adalah's intervention: Haifa University reverses decision to evict Palestinian student from the dorms

Al Mezan and Adalah mourn the unlawful killing of 24-year-old Attiya Fathi Al-Nabaheen, along with members of his family, in a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday, 8 October 2023. The...

Adalah calls on the international community to intervene immediately to protect the lives of civilians in Gaza, most of whom are Palestinian refugees, who are now subject to Israel’s ruthless...

In an interview following a report on Israeli TV channel “KAN 11”, the minister explained the move is intended to address scenarios of mass demonstrations of Palestinian citizens of Israel....

23 years have passed since the October 2000 Israeli police killings of 13 unarmed Palestinian protesters (12 citizens of Israel and one Gaza resident) - and the wounding of hundreds of others...

In its first review of Israel’s implementation of the convention, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities expressed concerns regarding issues raised by NGOs, including...

A petition by Adalah on behalf of nine organizations argues that a recent amendment to the law, aimed at 'strengthening Jewish settlement,' underscores its discriminatory purpose towards...

The petition submitted by Adalah, joined by the Meezaan Center, argues that the decision of the State Attorney and PID is extremely unreasonable, considering the legal norms established that...

Adalah: The decision reflects the role of the State Attorney and the Police Investigation Department in Israel's sweeping policy of total impunity in the extrajudicial killing of Palestinians by...

In the petition, filed on behalf of three Palestinian prisoners, the organizations argued that the law creates arbitrary, sweeping, and vengeful discrimination, contrary to constitutional and...

A petition by Adalah, civil society organizations, and local councils to demand employment bureaus be opened in Naqab Bedouin towns was rejected by the Supreme Court, pending the Ministry’s...

Palestinian human rights groups: Israel maintains a systematic policy of intentionally maiming protestors and blocking them from receiving medical treatment and civil remedies

In a principled letter sent on behalf of the Arab Mayors' Committee, Adalah argues that the minister’s decision is arbitrary and is based on unsubstantiated and racist allegations.

Adalah: Tel Aviv University, which holds itself up as a platform for the free exchange of ideas and opinions, is failing to uphold the fundamental freedoms and silencing the voices of its...

Adalah and Bimkom objected to the plan on behalf of the local council of Muqeible and village residents, arguing that the plan would result in the confiscation of approximately 1,400 dunams of land...

The Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court ruled that all 500 residents of Ras Jrabah, a village that predates the establishment of the State of Israel, must evacuate and demolish their homes by March...

On 25 July 2023, by a 42-11 majority vote, the Israeli Knesset approved a new, racist law, which amends the Cooperative Societies Ordinance (Amendment No. 12), 2023. This new law essentially...