Press Releases

On 19 March 2009, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Israeli Attorney General demanding that he take immediate action to avert any attempt to impose further restriction on the rights of...

On 16 March 2009, after five years of litigation, the Supreme Court of Israel rejected a petition filed by Adalah on behalf of Muslim religious leaders to compel the Minister of Religious Affairs...

On Sunday, 15 March 2009, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on petitions filed by human rights organizations demanding that the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law – 2003 and its...

Adalah Submits Expert Opinions by Specialists in International and Constitutional Law from the Open Society Justice Initiative, the UK and South Africa The Legal Experts: The Citizenship Law, which...

On 24 February 2009, Adalah sent a pre-petition to the Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the owners of a Lebanese ship that has been held by Israel since 5 February 2009 demanding that...

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has recently begun to implement a new policy of obliging Arab Bedouin farmers in the Naqab (Negev) in the south of Israel to provide statements from the tax...

On 22 February 2009, the Supreme Court of Israel confirmed an agreement reached between Attorney Adel Badeer of Adalah and the Municipality of Akka (Acre) for the cancellation of an amendment to...

On 8 February 2009, Adalah sent a letter to Minister of Justice Daniel Friedmann demanding that he cancel Article 3 of the Court Procedures directives, which allows district courts to hear...

On 11 February 2009, the National Labor Court rejected a motion to submit an appeal filed by Adalah against a decision to suspend Ms. Juheina Hussein, an employee of the Israeli Ministry of Health...

On 9 February 2009, Adalah sent a letter to the Minister of Health and the Attorney General demanding that they include MRI scans for breast cancer in the basket of health services provided by...

On 28 January 2009, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that Kull Shay – the largest supplier of Arabic language books in Israel – be permitted to...

On 15 January 2009, Adalah filed an appeal on behalf of the Sawa'ed family to the Regional Planning and Building Appeals Committee – Northern District against a decision of the Misgav...

company authorized by the Municipality of Safad to build and maintain the sewage system in the town of Safad, Peleg HaGalil, has published a bid to connect houses in the Arab neighborhood of Akbara...

On 6 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an order nisi (order to show cause) that compels the state to respond within 60 days to a petition filed by Adalah demanding the cancellation...

Supreme Court (SCt) cancels Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify Arab political parties from running in Knesset elections on 10 February 2009

This evening, 21 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Israel overturned a decision by the Central Elections Committee (CEC) banning the National Democratic Assembly (NDA) – Balad and the United...

In early January 2009, human rights groups in Israel submitted two petitions to the Supreme Court against the Israeli military challenging its actions against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza...

Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Filed by Adalah on Behalf of the National Democratic Assembly and United Arab List against Ban on the Parties Running in Upcoming Knesset Elections On 20 January 2009...

On 15 January 2009, Adalah sent a letter to Attorney General of Israel Menachem Mazuz demanding that he prevent the Israeli army from “spraying” the Gaza Strip with leaflets bearing...

At First Hearing on the Petition: Supreme Court Gives State Four Days to Respond to Specific Arguments Contained in Petition Submitted by Eights Human Rights Organizations Regarding Transportation...