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On 15 August 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order nisi (order to show cause) against the Minister of Public Security, Avi Dichter, demanding that he explain his reasons for not...

The Court ordered the petitioners and the state to announce their agreement over an interim order, or the Court will rule on the motion to issue an interim order. A further hearing will be held on...

On 17 July 2006, Adalah sent an urgent letter to State Prosecutor Eran Shendar and Minister of Public Security Avi Dichter, demanding the release of a correspondent of the Arabic Aljazeera...

On 6 July 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), demanding that it resume broadcasts of Arabic language television channels for Arab prisoners incarcerated in Israeli...

On 6 July 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), demanding that it resume broadcasts of Arabic language television channels for Arab prisoners incarcerated in Israeli...

On 2 July 2006, the Municipality of Ness Ziona agreed to provide bus transportation for six Arab children living in the village of Ness Ziona and attend an Arab school in Ramle. According to an...

In the run-up to its full review of Israel's compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), scheduled to take place on 2-3 August 2006...

On 4 July 2006, during an urgent hearing held on a petition submitted by Adalah, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a decision obliging the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to allow lawyers representing...

Volume 27, July - August 2006 www.adalah.org Precedent-Setting Judgment: Haifa University Discriminates Against Arab Students in Allocation of Student Accommodation Nine-Justice Supreme Court Panel...

On 31 May 2006, Adalah submitted its written arguments to the Nazareth District Court challenging the appropriation on 15 November 1953 of a 200-dunam plot of land in the village of Lajoun, located...

On 14 June 2006, Adalah sent an urgent letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Minister of Transport Shaul Mofaz regarding new directives which bar Arab citizens of Israel from traveling...

On 1 June 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding the cancellation of the appointment of Benzi Sau to a senior position in the Ministry of Public Security as the...

Volume 26, June 2006 www.adalah.org Roundtable on Family Unification Decision Jamil Dakwar – Attorney, The American Civil Liberties Union Dr. Ilan Saban – Lecturer, Faculty of Law,...

On 22 May 2006, Adalah held an informational briefing at the office of the Heinrich Boll Foundation in Tel Aviv for representatives of foreign embassies on the Supreme Court of Israel's recent...

On 16 May 2006, ACRI and Adalah submitted a joint motion to the Supreme Court requesting it to issue a ruling on their petitions submitted in 2002. The petitions challenged the Government Decision...

Adalah: “Moving public services such as the employment office in Sakhnin from Arab towns to Jewish towns in Israel, deprives Arab citizens of the rights to dignity, equality and a minimum...

On 10 May 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel against the Ministry of Education (MOE), demanding the appointment of educational psychologists in five schools in the...

On 26 April 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel dismissed a petition filed by Adalah at the beginning of the current school year, which demanded the provision of transportation for three and four...

Adalah: Even Court in South Africa in 1980 During Apartheid Refused to Approve Similar Orders on Grounds they Contradicted the Right to a Family Attorney Hassan Jabareen (General Director of...

On 26 April 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel ordered the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to reexamine new directives within 45 days concerning children's visits with their incarcerated parents. Under...