East Jerusalem

The submission to the Israeli planning authorities, the US Ambassador to Israel and Secretary of State, by Adalah coincides with the visit of US Secretary of State Blinken to Israel and the PA....

Adalah: the instructions of the National Security Minister are a form of collective punishment that violates Israeli and international law.

Israeli troops have sealed off 130,000 Palestinians in five residential areas, imposing sweeping collective punishment including power cuts, spraying of foul-smelling ‘skunk’ water, and firing...

This paper illustrates the illegality of the East Jerusalem City Center Plan No. 101-0465229 which imposes long-term restrictions on Palestinian development in all areas of life.

This paper discusses the renewal of land rights registration procedures in East Jerusalem which will lead to extensive expropriation of Palestinian land, contrary to international and Israeli law.

In advance of President Biden’s visit to Israel, descendants of original owners, who include US citizens and Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, demand the immediate cancellation of the plan.

Tomorrow, 17 May 2022, the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee will hear objections against Israel’s East Jerusalem City Center Plan. On 14 September 2021, Adalah – The...

In view of the acceleration in the implementation of the 2018 Israeli government’s decision, Adalah and The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem demand the immediate halt of the...

150,000 Palestinian residents of Kufr Aqab and Shu'afat refugee camp live under Israeli rule, but Israel has not established even a single vaccination center in these East Jerusalem neighborhoods.

Following Adalah’s legal action against East J’lem demolitions: Israel announced last week it would freeze demolitions nationwide; Adalah: Israel must allow legal construction and stop...

Adalah takes series of new legal actions to defend rights of East J’lem Palestinians in shadow of renewed outbreak; 50% of city’s new patients are Palestinians; Israel resumes demolitions of...

Security Council convenes to discuss Palestinian question; Adalah: Since Resolution 2334 approved in December 2016, Israel has issued bids for over 5,300 new settlement housing units; Israeli...

International humanitarian law forbids Israel from imposing obligation of loyalty upon Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem.

It is illegal under IHL to impose upon East Jerusalem residents an obligation of loyalty to the occupying power

Then-interior minister Roni Bar On revoked residency of four parliamentarians in wake of 2006 Palestinian elections, in move Adalah & ARCI called a grave rights violation.

Cop conducted "additional neutralization" even once Mohammad Abu Khalaf no longer posed danger to officers; Adalah appeals Israeli Justice Ministry's decision to close probe of the killing.

Adalah appeals Police Investigations Department decision to close probe into killing of 16-year-old Mu’taz Ewisat; PID failed to undertake most basic of investigative steps.

Supreme Court rules police must return bodies of three Al Aqsa shooting suspects, Palestinian citizens of Israel, to families for burial within 30 hours; says no law permits police to hold bodies.

In response to Adalah petition, Israeli Supreme Court decides to hold hearing on issue Sunday; Adalah: No law permits Israeli police to hold bodies and prevent families from burying their children.

Israeli police shuttered Arab-owned businesses in East Jerusalem following stabbing attack, despite not having warrants or other legal authorization.