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Special Edition, Volume 25, May 2006 www.adalah.org Adalah's Initial Comments on Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law 6-5 Majority of Supreme Court Approves...

On 27 March 2006, Professor Phillip Alston, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, issued his report to the 62nd Session of the Commission on Human...

On 27 March 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition filed by Adalah on behalf of literary critic, translator and journalist Antwan Shalhat against the Interior Minister's...

On 30 March 2006, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding the cancellation of the “Wine Path Plan” (Regional Master Plan TAMAM 4/ 14/ 42: Partial District...

On 19 March 2006, Adalah wrote to the Attorney General (AG) of Israel, Menachem Mazuz, demanding that he close all criminal files against protestors from the Arab town of al-Tira who participated...

On 3 April 2006, Adalah sent an urgent letter on behalf of a father and his minor son to the “Clalit Health Services”, a public health fund, and the Ministry of Health demanding that...

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...