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On 29 March 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition submitted by Adalah and the “el-Manara” elementary school Parents' Committee against the Ministry of Education...

On 26 March 2006, the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) informed Adalah that it had created a spacious and sheltered waiting hall for the families visiting Palestinian prisoners from the Occupied...

On 27 March 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order nisi (order to show cause) on a petition submitted by Adalah and Sawt al-'Amel (the Laborer's Voice) on behalf of a secured income...

Volume 24, April 2006 www.adalah.org Articles: Land Rights Inappropriate and Unjust: Planning for Private Ranches in the Naqab Prof. Oren Yiftachel, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Dev.,...

On 3 March 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the head of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), Yaakov Ganot, and the head of the State Attorney's Office, Osnat Mandel, demanding the cancellation of a...

On 9 March 2006, Adalah submitted a position paper to the Knesset's Interior and Environment Committee, in response to a report issued by the Committee regarding the future of planning and building...

On 27 February 2006, an expanded seven-Justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel unanimously ruled to cancel a governmental decision establishing “National Priority Areas,” finding...

On 28 February 2006, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) voted 18 to 16 against motions to disqualify Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsour as well as the United Arab List (UAL) – the Arab Movement for...

On 27 February 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected a motion submitted by the Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz, and the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Dan Halutz, requesting a second...

Volume 23, March 2006 www.adalah.org In Landmark Decision, Supreme Court (SCt.) Cancels Long Standing Governmental Socio-Economic Plan as it Discriminates against Arab Citizens of Israel Central...

On 1 February 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel, in a 2 to 1 split decision, accepted a petition submitted by Adalah, ruling illegal the Israeli Knesset's 2001 vote to strip Member of Knesset (MK)...

On 26 January 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel on behalf of renowned literary critic, translator and journalist Antwan Shalhat, asking the court to instruct the...

On 7 February 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that the Court compel the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Municipality of Akka (Akko) to remedy all of...

In its response, Adalah stated that there is no legal basis for requesting a second hearing as the Court's original ruling is in accordance with domestic and international legal principles and...

Volume 22, February 2006 www.adalah.org Supreme Court (SCt.) Accepts Adalah’s Petition, Dismissing Criminal Charges Against MK Dr. Azmi Bishara for his Political Speeches Adalah Petitions...

On 25 January 2006, Adalah submitted a petition and motion for an urgent hearing to the Tel Aviv District Court against the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Municipality of Ness Ziona, following...

In a letter dated 18 January 2006, Boaz Okun, the Director of Courts Administration, informed Adalah that, beginning from 15 February 2006, court hearings will no longer be held in Shata Prison but...

On 17 January 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the head of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), Yaakov Ganot, demanding that he uphold and guarantee the rights of prisoners during their transportation in...

On 12 January 2006, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) informed Adalah that it does not intend to renew its contract with the “Milgam” company, and that the IBA will undertake the...

On 9 December 2005 – over four years after the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order in this regard – the planning authorities submitted a master plan for the village of Kammaneh,...