Press Releases

On 8 September 2005, residents of Haifa's Halisa neighborhood along with professional planning and public organizations submitted a report to the Haifa Municipal Council outlining their...

On 26 October 2005, Adalah submitted a petition to the Haifa District Court demanding that the Court declare illegal Haifa University's policy of including military service – defined as...

On 5 October 2005, Adalah sent a letter to Attorney General (AG), the Minister of Justice, the Director of Courts Administration demanding an end to the holding of court hearings in Shata Prison...

Petition Further Challenges Large Discounts on Price of Leasing Land for Israeli Army Conscripts On 6 October 2005, Adalah submitted a petition, a motion for an injunction, and a request for an...

The Supreme Court of Israel issued a final verdict on a petition filed by Adalah, ruling that the Israeli army's use of Palestinian civilians in military operations constitutes a violation of...

Ruling on an urgent motion for an injunction submitted by Adalah on 19 October 2005, the Haifa District Court ordered the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Regional Council of Misgav to resume...

On 14 October 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Attorney General (AG) demanding the cancellation of a bill which proposes new and harsher...

Knesset Ethics Committee has Authority to Punish MKs for Speech Protected by Parliamentary Immunity On 13 September 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a written judgment with its explanations...

On 29 September 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter on behalf of the families of the victims of October 2000 to the Attorney General (AG), Menachem Mazuz, and the Director of the Ministry of...

During a hearing held on 21 September 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel complied with Adalah's demand to deliver a final decision on a petition submitted in October 2003, and ordered the state to...

At a hearing held on 14 September 2005 on a petition filed by Adalah in July 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel ordered the state to repair a road and traffic junction in order to facilitate access...

Adalah Decides Not to Appeal Decision to Attorney General following his Impropriety Following the appearance of Israeli Attorney General (AG) Menachem Mazuz at a press conference held on 21...

Published on 18 September 2005, the report of the Ministry of Justice’s Police Investigation Unit (henceforth: Mahash) regarding the events of October 2000 are an additional grave failure on the...

Adalah presents the legal facts regarding the Ministry of Justice's Police Investigation Unit's (Mahash) allegation that the refusal of the families of the thirteen Palestinian citizens killed by...

On 12 September 2005, the Municipality of Led (Lod) agreed to register an 8-year-old Arab child in the Jewish elementary school “Zabulun Hamer,” in response to an order issued by the...

Adalah Press Package for Press Conference: Analysis of Justice Ministry Report on October 2000 Killings, 18 September 2005

On Monday, 8 December 2003, 17 year-old Mahmoud Sadi, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, left his home in Led (Lod) in his family's car. He picked up two friends and drove to Ramle. When they reached...

HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual founded by Dr. Lotte Salzberger Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

On 30 August 2005, Adalah sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Attorney General, and the General Director of the National Insurance Institute (NII) on behalf of the High Follow-up Committee for...

On 1 August 2005, the Attorney General's (AG) office submitted its response to a petition filed by Adalah demanding a paved road to the elementary school in the unrecognized village of al-Fur'a in...