Nakba Law

Adalah is challenging ministerial ban on external providers of school programs that refuse to declare they recognize the Jewish character of the state, and/or those who commemorate the Palestinian...

The petition, filed on behalf of the Al-Tufula Center, the Arab Mayors’ Committee, and the Follow-up Committee on Arab Education demands the cancellation of clauses requiring that educational...

Amendment infringes upon constitutional rights, intended to allow Israel's majority to repress activities and political views of Palestinian minority.

Attorney Zaher: 'It is very unfortunate that Haifa University forced us to go through this long and complex judicial process to reach a decision that meets the basic principles of freedom of...

Attorney Zaher: \"Prohibiting Arab student club activities on campus constitutes a serious violation of the right of Arab students to freedom of expression, to punish them for holding a protest...

The Haifa District Court decided to cancel Haifa University's decision to expel Palestinian Arab students Tarek Yassin and Ahmad Masalha for organizing political activity on campus on the...

(Haifa) On 4 February 2013, an expanded panel of the Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by Adalah in 2011 on behalf of MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi against the Presidency of the Knesset. In a...

On 20 June 2012, the Israeli Supreme Court issued an order nisi (an order to show cause) instructing the Speaker of the Knesset to explain in full by 30 July 2012 why the Knesset Presidium did not...

Tomorrow, Wednesday 20 June 2012 at 9 am, the Israeli Supreme Court will hear the petition of MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi (Ra'am-Ta'al), against the Speaker of the Knesset, MK Reuven Rivlin, for prohibiting...

On 16 May 2012, Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent an urgent letter to the President of Haifa University, Professor Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, and the Dean of Students, Hanan...

On 14 May 2012, Adalah sent a letter to the Minister of Education Gideon Sa'ar and the Chairman of the Knesset's Educational Committee Alex Miller urging them to maintain freedom of political...

HCJ: "The questions that this law raises will only become clear with its implementation" Adalah and ACRI: The High Court ignored the chilling effect of this law, and missed the opportunity to tell...

(Jerusalem and Beer el-Sabe) On 12 December 2011, Adalah, NGO partners, and human rights activists participated in a briefing for the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, Mr. Frank La...

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 5 October 2011 at 11:30 am, the Israeli Supreme Court will hold a hearing on the petition filed by Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) against the...

Schools, universities, local councils and cultural institutions may suffer budget cuts if they commemorate the day of the establishment of Israel as a day of Nakba; Court asked to issue order...

May 29, 2009 Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu Mr. Shimon Peres Mr. Reuven Rivlin Re: Legislative bills aimed against the Arab citizens in Israel

The Knesset enacted the Nakba Law on 22 March 2011. The law authorizes the Minister of Finance to reduce funding or support provided by the state to an institution if it holds an activity that...

There was no doubt that the prohibition on referring to the Nakba as a day of mourning would apply to schools within the Arab education system. This attempt to prohibit referring to the Nakba as a...

The judge: We will begin to hear the case of The State of Israel v. Abed Aghbariya. How does the defendant plead? The defense attorney: The defendant pleads not guilty, your honor. Since his...