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2004 Press Releases

30 December 2004
Adalah Submits Petition to Supreme Court against Knesset's Decision to Punish MK Issam Makhoul for Political Statements

30 December 2004
Adalah Survey of Arab Citizens’ Attitudes on Infrastructure and Urban Services, Government Policy toward the Arab Minority, and their Degree of Trust in Official Institutions

30 December 2004
Haifa District Court Dismisses Arab Students’ Committee Motion to Place Christmas Tree in Main Building of Haifa University: Adalah will Appeal to Supreme Court

30 December 2004
Adalah to Internal Security Minister: Cancel Regulation that Discriminates Between Detainees Defined as Security and Criminal Detainees in their Conditions of Confinement

23 December 2004
Jewish National Fund in Response to Adalah Petition: We Act for the Benefit of the Jewish People Only and Not for the General Public in Israel

23 December 2004
Tel Aviv District Court Issues Injunction Preventing Closure of Arab Democratic School Pending Delivery of Final Decision on Adalah’s Petition

16 December 2004
Supreme Court: No Need to Decide on Constitutionality of Law Banning Family Unification Now
Adalah: Supreme Court's Decision Violates Constitutional Right to Access to the Courts

10 December 2004
Following Adalah's Petition to Supreme Court: Haifa Municipality to Publish All Public Announcements in Arabic Language Press

28 November 2004
Following Adalah's Demand, ILA Agrees to Cancel Discriminatory Criteria for Lease of Agricultural Land to Arab Bedouin in the Naqab

28 November 2004
Supreme Court Expands Panel of Justices in Case Challenging Discrimination against Arab Municipalities and Local Councils in Allocation of Budget Balancing Grants

25 November 2004
Adalah and Sawt al-'Amel Petition Supreme Court to Annul Law which Renders Unemployed Car Owners and Users Ineligible for Income Support Payments

23 November 2004
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court in Name of Muslim Religious Leaders Demanding Legal Recognition for Muslim Holy Sites in Israel

10 November 2004
Supreme Court Questions State's Exclusion of Arab Towns from National Priority Area "A" for Education

10 November 2004
Attorney General to Supreme Court: It is Legitimate to Grant Special Benefits In Land Distribution to Discharged Israeli Soldiers

8 November 2004
Supreme Court: Issue of MK Dr. Azmi Bishara's Parliamentary Immunity Must be Resolved Pre-Trial

7 November 2004
Supreme Court Asked to Decide on Two Important Legal Questions in MK Dr. Azmi Bishara’s Political Speeches Case

27 October 2004
Position Paper Relating to Status of Arab Villages Submitted to Investigatory Committee for the Jurisdictional Borders of Beer el-Sabe and Other Towns in the Naqab

26 October 2004
Chief Justice Barak to Attorney General: The Entire World Reads International Reports about Home Demolitions in Rafah and Thus for Israel’s Interest, the State Should Respond to the Petition in Detail

25 October 2004
In Response to Adalah's Demand for Injunction, Jewish National Fund Committed before Supreme Court to Freeze All Tenders for Lands in North of Israel and the Galilee

25 October 2004
AG to Supreme Court: Education Ministry Commits to Appointing 9.5 Additional Counselors for Arab Bedouin Students in the Naqab At Risk of Dropping-Out of School
Adalah: Because of the Wide Gap, These Additions are Insufficient to Ensure Equality

20 October 2004
Following Adalah's Petition: Ministry of Education Freezes Implementation of Closure Order against Arab School Pending Review of its License Application

19 October 2004
Supreme Court Issues Order Nisi and Injunction against Spraying of Crops Cultivated by Arab Bedouin in the Naqab

28 September 2004
Appeal Against Town of Kamoun and Planning Authorities for Refusing to Issue Building Permit to Arab Family Living on their Privately-Owned Land in Caravan, Which is Surrounded by Villas of Jewish Families

28 September 2004
Supreme Court Rejects Petition Demanding Establishment of Preschools for 300 Arab Bedouin Children in Two Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab

24 September 2004
Adalah to Education Ministry: Refusal to Recognize New School Established by Parents of 150 Arab Students is Illegal

21 September 2004
As a Result of Adalah’s Petition, District Court Orders Beer el-Sabe Municipality to Pay Fees for Arab Students Attending School in Tel el-Sabe as Required by Law

16 September 2004
Supreme Court: Prison Service’s Decision to Confiscate Salt from Hunger-Striking Prisoners was Reasonable

8 September 2004
Petition Demanding End to GSS Intervention in Appointments of Arab Educators – Supreme Court Orders Attorney General to Respond within 30 Days

8 September 2004
Following Adalah and Laborer's Voice Petition: Supreme Court Issues Injunction Preventing Ministry of Labor from Closing Kufr Kana Unemployment Office

7 September 2004
Supreme Court Criticizes “Prior Warning Order” Allowing Army to Use Palestinian Civilians During Military Operations

1 September 2004
Ruling on a Petition Submitted by Adalah and ACRI, Supreme Court Decides that Prison Service's Refusal to allow Lawyers to Visit Hunger-Striking Prisoners is Illegal

29 August 2004
Adalah Submits Position Paper to Committee Charged with Recommending Reforms in the Israel Lands Administration

29 August 2004
Adalah and ACRI Demand an End to Illegal Policy of Preventing Attorneys from Meeting “Security” Prisoners

27 August 2004
Adalah, in the Name of Naqab (Negev) Residents and the Alternative Planning Center: Plan for Kibbutz Shuval and Surrounding Area Disregards Land Rights of Arab Bedouin

26 August 2004
Adalah to the Supreme Court: Instruct the Israel Prison Service to Supply Salt on a Daily Basis to Hunger-Striking Prisoners

22 August 2004
Northern District Planning and Building Committee Cancels Plan to Establish a Nature Reserve in the el-Malak Valley: De Facto Land Confiscation Averted

19 August 2004
Adalah in Pre-Petition to the Attorney General: Confiscation of Fluids and Salt from Hunger-Striking Prisoners is Illegal. Adalah to Approach Supreme Court if Fluids and Salt are not Returned to the Prisoners

16 August 2004
Adalah to the Supreme Court: Allow the Children of “Security” Prisoners to have Physical Contact with their Incarcerated Parents

16 August 2004
Adalah Demands an End to Illegal Policy of Limiting Attorneys from Meeting “Security” Prisoners

27 July 2004
Following the Supreme Court’s Revocation of the Prohibition Order, Adalah Submits Another Motion for Injunction Demanding that the Court Prohibit the Demolition of Homes in Southern Rafah. The motion included photographs of homes. (H)

22 July 2004
Within a Matter of Hours: Israeli Supreme Court Revokes a Prohibition Order Preventing the Israeli Military from Demolishing Ten Buildings in Southern Rafah Requested by Adalah

21 July 2004
Adalah Submits a Motion to Prevent the Implementation of the Six-Month Extension of Law Banning Family Unification Approved by the Knesset

19 July 2004
Following Adalah's Petition Against the Ministries of Health and Finance, Two Family Health Clinics Will be Operated in the Naqab Villages of Lagiyya and Hura

18 July 2004
Adalah Calls on Members of Knesset to Vote Against Extending the Law Banning Family Unification

15 July 2004
Israeli Government to Vote on the Extension of the Law Banning Family Unification

14 July 2004
Adalah Demands that the Israel Prison Service Commissioner Rescind his Order Denying Prisoners their Right to take Matriculation Examinations

14 July 2004
Adalah to the Supreme Court: Prohibit Home Demolitions in Southern Rafah Pending a Final Decision on the May 2004 Petition

12 July 2004
Adalah to Israel Prison Service Commissioner: Instruct all Prison Personnel to Stop Illegally Strip Searching Prisoners

8 July 2004
Following the petition submitted by Adalah and Hamoked Center: Israeli Military Southern Command Freezes Order Forcing Israeli Citizens Visiting Gaza to Remain There for Three Months

10 June 2004
Following Adalah’s Intervention: Regional Planning and Building Council Cancels Motion for Demolition Order of the Home of Arab Citizen of Israel

7 June 2004
Supreme Court Rules: The Exclusion of Arab Towns from ‘Ofeq’ Funding for High Unemployment Areas Constitutes Unlawful Discrimination

3 June 2004
Adalah’s Initial Response to the Ministerial Committee’s Report Regarding the Implementation of the Or Commission Conclusions

3 June 2004
Adalah Petitions the Supreme Court Demanding Preschool Education for the Naqab Villages of Zaa'rura and Bir al-Mashash

2 June 2004
Adalah and the Hamoked Center to the Supreme Court: Cancel New Order Forcing Israeli Citizens Visiting Gaza Strip to Remain There for Three Months

27 May 2004
Adalah the PCHR and Al-Haq Ask the Supreme Court to Define the Legal Scope of the “Military Necessity” Exception, and Issue an Injunction Against the Israeli Army’s Home Demolitions Policy, which Violates this Exception

13 May 2004
Adalah to Attorney General: Issue an Order Obliging the GSS to Record All Interrogations of Suspects

9 May 2004
In Response to Adalah’s Petition, Attorney General Notifies Supreme Court that the Bedouin Education Authority Will be Dismantled by January 2005

8 May 2004
Adalah Submits Appeal to State Attorney Against Mahash Decision to Close Its Investigatory File Against Israeli Police Officers Who Shot and Killed 17-Year-Old Mahmoud Sadi

6 May 2004
In Response to Adalah’s Petition, State Commits to Adding Medical Care Workers to Operate Two Family Health Clinics in Lagiyya and Hura in the Naqab

6 May 2004
Adalah to Mahash: The Failure to Investigate the Illegal Conduct of Police Towards Arab Citizens of Israel in Beineh, to Date, Constitutes a Serious Breach of Duty

6 May 2004
Following Adalah’s Numerous Appeals, Abna al-Balad Political Activists Moved to Another Prison Facility from GSS Cell Block

6 May 2004
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court Challenging Education Ministry’s Discriminatory Appointment of Educational Psychologists for Arab Bedouin Schools in the Naqab

3 May 2004
Israeli Army Continues to Use Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields
Adalah to Supreme Court: Issue Immediate Injunction Banning the Use of Palestinian Civilians in Any Way During and for the Purpose of Military Operations

19 April 2004
AG to Supreme Court: Military Service Criterion Does Not Constitute Discrimination Against Arab Citizens of Israel in the Distribution of State-Controlled Lands

5 April 2004
Supreme Court Issues Order Nisi Requiring AG to Explain Exclusion of Seven Arab Bedouin Towns in the Naqab from National Priority Area “A” in the Field of Education

1 April 2004
Abna al-Balad Political Activists, Mohammed Kannaneh and Majed Kannaneh, Detained for 54 Days under Inhuman Conditions in GSS Wing of Israeli Police Detention Center - District Court Refused to Grant an Immediate Remedy - Detainees on Hunger Strike

23 March 2004
In Response to Adalah’s Petition, Supreme Court Issues Injunction Preventing the ILA from Spraying Agricultural Crops Cultivated by Arab Bedouin in the Naqab

4 March 2004
Gag Order Imposed on the Prolonged Detention of Four Abna al-Balad
Political Activists Lifted
Adalah: The GSS and the Police Violated the Detainees' Basic Rights during Interrogation

19 February 2004
Adalah Attorney's Article on the Constitution-in-the-Making Published in Ha'aretz

13 February 2004
Interior Minister Accepts Adalah's Appeal and Cancels Registrar of Associations Decision to Appoint an Investigator into Adalah's Activities

10 February 2004
Adalah Submits Petition to the Supreme Court Demanding the Operation of Family Health Clinics in Lagiyya and Hura

20 January 2004
Supreme Court Holds Second Hearing on Petitions Against New Law Banning Family Unification