Distribute Holiday Charity Funds Equally

The Minister of Labor and Social Welfare (MSLW) and the Minister of Finance (MOF) administer a "holiday charity fund" to aid the poor in their observation of religious celebrations and feasts. Over the years, the state used the Fund to assist the Jewish poor in observing Passover, but did not allocate any money to "non-Jewish" organizations or give any support to members of Arab religious communities. Successfully petitioned the Court in April/May 1998 against the MLSW and the MOF for 20% of the Fund to be set-aside for needy Arab Muslim, Christian and Druze religious community members.

(H.C. 2422/98, Adalah, et. al. v. Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, et. al.)