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2005 Press Releases

27 December 2005
Adalah Demands Investigation into Assault by Police Officers of Arab Bedouin in Unrecognized Village in the Naqab Following Protests against Home Demolition Orders

30 November 2005
Following Adalah’s Intervention: ILA Includes all Arab Villages in the North in a Decision for Large Discounts on Land Leasing Fees

30 November 2005
Before Supreme Court: ILA Continues to Assert that Spraying Crops Cultivated by Arab Bedouin with Toxic Chemicals in Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab is Necessary and Safe

29 November 2005
Magistrate Court Imposes House Arrest on Six Arab Bedouin Detainees Following Protests in Unrecognized Village in the Naqab against Home Demolition Orders

20 November 2005
Israeli Army Asks Supreme Court to Grant Second Hearing to Re-Consider its Decision Banning the Use of Palestinians as Human Shields

20 November 2005
Haifa District Court: Misgav Regional Council Must Resume Transportation and Pay Education Fees for Children from Arab Bedouin Villages in the North

7 November 2005
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court: Education Ministry Failing to Fulfill Commitment to Provide a Preschool Framework for Arab Bedouin Children in the Naqab

31 October 2005
Adalah and the Coalition for the Advancement of Planning in Halisa Submit Report to Haifa Municipal Council for Neighborhood’s Development

31 October 2005
Adalah Submits Petition to District Court Challenging Haifa University’s Discriminatory Student Housing Policy

28 October 2005
Adalah to Attorney General: Stop Court Hearings in Shata Prison

27 October 2005
Following Adalah’s Petition to Supreme Court: AG Announces Cancellation of Military Service Criterion to Lease Land in Arab Bedouin Towns in the Naqab

24 October 2005
Supreme Court Bans Use of Palestinians as Human Shields by Israeli Military

24 October 2005
District Court Orders Misgav Regional Council to Resume Transportation to School for 150 Arab Bedouin Students in Kammaneh and Husseniya

19 October 2005
Adalah to PM Sharon: Bill Imposing Harsher Investigation, Interrogation and Detention Laws on Palestinians Based Solely on their Nationality Must be Cancelled

4 October 2005
Supreme Court Rejects Petition against Knesset's Decision to Punish MK Issam Makhoul for Political Statements

3 October 2005
Adalah to AG Mazuz: Your Decision Regarding the Review of Mahash’s Report by State Attorney’s Office Violates the Basic Rights of the October 2000 Victims’ Families and the Rule of Law

30 September 2005
Supreme Court Rules that State Must Open and Operate Secure Shelter for Young Arab Women at Risk by 1 January 2006

29 September 2005
Following Adalah’s Petition: Supreme Court Orders AG to Repair Road and Traffic Junction to Improve Access to Elementary School in Unrecognized Arab Bedouin Village of al-Fur’a in the Naqab

25 September 2005
Adalah’s Initial Analysis of the Report of the Ministry of Justice’s Police Investigation Unit (“Mahash”)

25 September 2005
Adalah in Complaint to State Comptroller: AG Mazuz’s Full Support of Justice Ministry’s Decision Not to Indict any Police Responsible for October 2000 Killings Constitutes Breach of his Duty to Act Impartially and with Objectivity

20 September 2005
The Truth about the Bodies of the Victims of October 2000

19 September 2005
Following Adalah’s Petition: Tel Aviv District Court Orders Municipality of Led to Register Arab Child in Jewish School

5 September 2005
Supreme Court Rejects Petition Demanding Indictment of Police Officers who Killed 17-Year Old Mahmoud Sadi

1 September 2005
Nine Human Rights Organizations Petition the High Court of Justice: Law Preventing Palestinians from Claiming Compensation from the State of Israel is Unconstitutional and Thus Void

31 August 2005
Adalah to Prime Minister, Attorney General and National Insurance Institute: Refusal to Recognize Shafa'amr Victims as Victims of a Hostile Act is Humiliating and Discriminatory

30 August 2005
Following Adalah’s Petition to the Supreme Court: AG Agrees to Provide Road to Elementary School in Unrecognized Village of al-Fur’a in the Naqab

29 August 2005
Adalah, High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens in Israel and Victims' Families' to Ministry of Justice: Mahash’s Failure to Investigate the October 2000 Killings is Extremely Dangerous, is Clearly Illegal, and Shows Contempt for the Victims and their Families

25 August 2005
Adalah to District Court: Annul Order Issued by Led Municipality and Education Ministry Preventing Arab Child from Registering in Jewish School

25 August 2005
Following Adalah’s Petition: Regional Labor Court Obliges National Insurance Institute to Restore All Social Benefits to Palestinian Woman Citizen of Israel After her Marriage to a Palestinian Resident of Gaza

8 August 2005
UN CEDAW Issues Concluding Observations on Israel, Emphasizing 14 Areas of Concern Regarding Israeli Violations of Rights of Palestinian Women

4 August 2005
Adalah to Supreme Court: Freeze Implementation of Ban on Family Unification Law and Issue Urgent Decision on Petition Challenging its Constitutionality

27 July 2005
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court Demanding Construction of a 4km Road to the Elementary School in the Unrecognized Arab Bedouin Village of al-Fur’a in the Naqab

27 July 2005
Adalah and Arab Local Councils Petition Supreme Court Against Discriminatory Law Which Excludes Arab Bedouin Towns from Income Tax Benefits

27 July 2005
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Israeli Army’s Use of the "Absolute Military Necessity" Exception to Justify its Home Demolitions Policy in 1967 Occupied Palestinian Territories

27 July 2005
Adalah and Bimkom Submit Request to Include Al-Mal Neighborhood in Master Plan for Arab Village of Wadi Salameh

27 July 2005
UN CEDAW Reviews Israel: Committee Experts Voice Concern over Inequalities and the Need for Measures to Eliminate Discrimination against Palestinian Women Citizens of Israel in Education, Employment and Political Life

26 July 2005
After Seven-Year Legal Struggle, Land and Planning Appeals Committee Grants Permit to Arab Bedouin Family to Build Home on their Privately-Owned Land in the Galilee

29 June 2005
Following Adalah's Request, AG Orders Education Ministry to Cancel Discriminatory Regulations against the Hiring of Arab Workers for Construction Projects in Schools

28 June 2005
Adalah to the Israeli Government: The Proposed Exchange of Land Between the State and the JNF will Exacerbate Discrimination against Arab Citizens of Israel and Violate their Basic Rights

28 June 2005
As a Result of Adalah's Petition, AG Informs Supreme Court of Cancellation of GSS Position in Education Ministry's Arab Education Division

27 June 2005
Adalah Submits Motion for Injunction to Supreme Court to Freeze Governmental Decision Awarding Grants for the Purchase of Apartments in National Priority Areas Which Completely Exclude Arab Towns

20 June 2005
In Response to Adalah’s Petition to Supreme Court, Education Ministry Admits Discrimination, and Commits to Increasing Number of Educational Psychologist Positions in Arab Bedouin Schools in the Naqab

10 June 2005
Following Adalah's Response, Ministry of Justice Police Investigation Unit Withdraws Request to Exhume Body of Asil Asleh Killed by Police in October 2000

31 May 2005
As a Result of Adalah and Sawt el-Amel’s Supreme Court Petition, Decision to Close Unemployment Office Serving Over 71,000 Arab Citizens of Israel is Cancelled

30 May 2005
Adalah Submits Motion for Contempt to the Supreme Court; Planning Authorities Failed to Submit Plan for Unrecognized Neighborhood of Al-Jelasi In Violation of Court Order

29 May 2005
Adalah to Israel Prisons Service: Provide Educational Instruction To Illiterate Palestinian Prisoners in Arabic; Giving Lessons only in Hebrew is Discriminatory

25 May 2005
Adalah to MKs: Vote Against the Extension and the Amendments to the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law

20 May 2005
UN Grants Adalah Consultative Status

10 May 2005
The Welfare Association Awards a Prize for Excellence in Achievement to Adalah

10 May 2005
Adalah to Israeli Government Ministers, AG: Proposed Amendments and Extension to Ban on Family Unification Law Do Not Remedy its Constitutional Violations, but Establish Even More Stringent Provisions

6 May 2005
Adalah in Appeal to Mahash: Decision to Close File against Border Police Officers who Killed Moursi Jabali Must be Cancelled

29 April 2005
Urgent Intervention on Behalf of MK Barakeh Demanding Criminal Investigation into Security Forces Personnel who Assaulted Anti-Wall Demonstrators

27 April 2005
Adalah’s General Assembly at its Annual Meeting Approves the Basic Principles of Adalah’s “Charter of Human Rights” and Elects Organizational Committees

27 April 2005
Adalah Appeals Water Commissioner's Refusal to Provide Water Access for Hundreds of Arab Bedouin Living in Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab

27 April 2005
Adalah to ILA: Cancel Criteria for Accepting Candidates to Agricultural and Community Towns which Discriminate against Arab Citizens of Israel

25 April 2005
Adalah Submits Appeal Against Mahash's Decision to Close File on Police Brutality Complaint in Beineh Due to "Lack of Public Interest"

25 April 2005
AG to the Supreme Court: Depriving Income Support Payment from Car Users is Justified, Whatever their Reason for Using the Car

30 March 2005
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court: Denial of Arab Bedouin Girls' Right to an Education in Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab Constitutes Compound Discrimination on the Basis of Gender and Nationality

29 March 2005
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court to Order Israeli Army to Release Summary of Operational Military Report into the October 2003 Killing of Meteb al-Nebari: Court Allows Military Prosecutor 30 Days to Announce Decisions on the Investigation

29 March 2005
Adalah to AG: Order Education Ministry to Cancel Discriminatory Regulations Against Arab Workers

23 March 2005
Adalah to Transport Minister: Cancel New Illegal Regulations Authorizing the GSS to Prevent Citizens of Israel from Obtaining Driving Licenses

9 March 2005
Following Adalah's Petition, Supreme Court Orders Israel Prison Service to Explain Decision to Prevent Physical Contact Between Political Prisoners and their Children

9 March 2005
Supreme Court Dismisses Motion to Temporarily Freeze Law Banning Family Unification

3 March 2005
Beer el-Sabe Municipality Rejects Supreme Court's Suggestion to Open the Big Mosque as an Islamic Cultural Center and Demands that it be Converted into a Museum

1 March 2005
Adalah to Magistrate Court: Mahash Request to Exhume Body of Asil Asleh, Killed by Police in October 2000, was made in Bad Faith after a Long Delay and Harms the Dignity of the Deceased and his Family

24 February 2005
Adalah Objects to Planning Authorities against Discriminatory Wine Path Plan to Establish Vast 'Individual Settlements' for Jewish Citizens in the Naqab

23 February 2005
Supreme Court to Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs: Further Delay in Re-Opening of Secure Shelter for Young Arab Women at Risk is Unacceptable

23 February 2005
Adalah to AG, Interior Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry: Cancel Evacuation Lawsuits against Atir-Umm al-Hieran and Recognize the Village

22 February 2005
Adalah to Supreme Court: The Court Must Rule on Petitions Challenging the Constitutionality of the Citizenship Law

22 February 2005
ILA Official Admits to Spraying Unauthorized Chemicals on Arab Bedouin Crops

3 February 2005
Following Adalah's Petition, Attorney General Agrees Not to Order Dismantling and Evacuation of Demonstration Tent in al-Araqib

28 January 2005
AG Concurs with Adalah that Distribution of JNF Lands Only to Jews Constitutes Discrimination
However, Adalah Opposes AG's Suggested Compensatory Transfer of State Land to JNF

28 January 2005
Beer el-Sabe Magistrate Court Acquits Four Arab Citizens Charged with Sedition and Supporting a Terrorist Organization during Participation in 2002 Land Day Protests

28 January 2005
Supreme Court Overturns District Court Decision: There is No Duty to Consult with Local Villages / Settlements Committees Before Issuing Home Demolition Orders

28 January 2005
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court Against Attorney General's Failure to Indict Police Who Shot and Killed 17-Year-Old Mahmoud Sadi

28 January 2005
Adalah to Supreme Court: State's Position to Retain GSS Post in Education Ministry Perpetuates Illegal Situation

28 January 2005
Beer el-Sabe Municipality to SCt: Big Mosque Should not be Opened for Muslim Worshippers for Security Reasons – It Should be Used as a Museum SCt Criticizes this Position and Proposes Temporary Use of Big Mosque as Muslim Cultural Center

24 January 2005
In a Precedent-Setting Judgment on a Petition Filed by Adalah, Supreme Court Rules that Affirmative Action Policies in Education Should be Applied for the Arab Bedouin

21 January 2005
Following Adalah's Intervention, Interior Minister to Re-Examine Ban on Family Unification Law

14 January 2005
As a Result of Adalah’s Intervention, State Prosecutor Indicts Border Police Officer who Shot Mr. Salah Amer in Kufr Qassem