JLAC

Adalah, JLAC, and Al Mezan petitioned against 2017 law; Adalah: This is significant achievement against Israel's threatened impending annexation of parts of West Bank; nothing justifies war crimes.

Israel maintains a practice of holding the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, in order to use them as bargaining chips in negotiating a potential prisoner swap.

Israel is holding bodies of 16 Palestinians as bargaining chips; will delay transfer of bodies until final decision is reached following additional hearing five months from now.

Settlement Regularization Law allows Israel to 'legalize' settlements built on privately-owned Palestinian land via de facto expropriation.

Adalah, JLAC, Al Mezan: But AG’s position still allows for expropriation of private Palestinian land, violates international law banning construction of civilian settlements on occupied territories.

JLAC, Adalah and CIDSE present to diplomats about Israeli forced displacement policies against Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line; call for urgent action by the international community.

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