Press Releases

On 15 and 16 December 2008, the United Nations (UN) held the inaugural session of the new Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva focusing on the issue of education and minorities. Around 100...

Today, 15 December 2008, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Israeli Minister of Interior, Meir Shitreet and Attorney General (AG) Menachem Mazuz, demanding that they lift the ban imposed on...

On 4 December 2008, Israel underwent review for the first time by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Many issues highlighted...

On 4 December 2008, Adalah sent a letter to Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak and Attorney General Menachem Mazuz demanding that they immediately allow international aid and development...

On 3 December 2008, Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Minister of Finance, Roni Bar-On, and Attorney General Menachem Mazuz, demanding that they cancel the confiscation of a plot of land...

On 25 November 2008, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Director of the Israel Prison Service (IPS) and the Attorney General demanding that the IPS end discrimination against Palestinian...

The Ministry of Education (MOE), the Abu-Basma Regional Council and the Director of the Authority for Bedouin Settlement in the Negev have been ordered to respond by 4 December 2008 to a petition...

Today 27 November 2008, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected a petition filed by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel which demanded the cancellation of the local election results in the...

On 24 November 2008, Adalah filed an objection to the National Council for Planning and Building (NCPB) to the Jerusalem Regional Master Plan, which was submitted two months ago. The objection was...

Adalah: The Court Has Given the State another Year in which to Discriminate against Arab Citizens of Israel Adalah: “We view the decision as extremely dangerous that, although the state has...

On 12 October 2008, Adalah submitted its response to an appeal filed to the Supreme Court of Israel by Moshav Nevatim. Moshav Nevatim is challenging a Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) District Court...

On 18 November 2008, Adalah held a briefing on legal developments concerning Palestinian citizens of Isarel in 2008 for representatives of foreign embassies in Israel at the Heinrich Böll...

On 6 November 2008, Adalah submitted its concluding arguments to the Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) Magistrates’ Court against evacuation orders issued by the state of Israel against all residents...

On 4 November 2008, the security team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem returned the student identity cards of Arab students Ali Bahar and Nasser Awdeh, which were confiscated from them on 2...

In a written response to a petition filed to the Supreme Court of Israel by Adalah to demand clear and equal criteria for determining the list of towns eligible for quotas and subsidies for...

On 27 October 2008, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on two petitions filed by Adalah and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual, demanding that residents of Gaza be permitted...

Adalah: "Not connecting Akbara to the sewage system is an excuse used by the municipality for not issuing building permits for new housing units in the only Arab neighborhood in the city." On 26...

On 24 October 2008, Adalah held its annual General Assembly meeting at its new offices in Haifa. The meeting was well-attended by GA members, including several new members and the Board of...

On 24 October 2008, the Attorney General (AG) informed Adalah of his decision not to use his legal authority to ban Yoel Lavi and his political party list from standing in the upcoming elections...

A delegation comprised of the general secretaries of Arab political parties in Israel and academics and political activists travelled to South Africa to participate in an intensive two-week...