2007 Press Releases

25 December 2007
Supreme Court Sharply Criticizes State Attorneys for Submitting Erroneous Information on Gaza Electricity Supply

20 December 2007
Court Document Reveals Military's Reckless Electricity Gamble in Gaza

12 December 2007
Adalah to Supreme Court: Using Water Resources as a Way of Exerting Pressure on Arab Bedouin to Leave Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab is Illegal

9 December 2007
Adalah: The proposed press law should not be adopted as it has severe consequences for freedom of the press and freedom of expression

4 December 2007
Supreme Court Approves Israeli Government's Decision to Cut Fuel Supplies to Gaza and Temporarily Freezes Cuts in Electricity Supplies

30 November 2007
Supreme Court's Decision to Cut Fuel Supplies to Gaza Violates International Humanitarian Law

29 November 2007
Supreme Court Due to Deliver its Decision on Petition against State's Decision to Cut Supplies of Fuel and Electricity to the Gaza Strip

29 November 2007
Adalah and PCATI demand a criminal investigation into the extremely violent actions of prison guards that resulted in the death and injuries of Palestinian political prisoners

29 November 2007
Adalah appeals to Supreme Court against district court decision to prevent attorney from meeting with Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons

29 November 2007
Adalah Briefs Representatives of Consulates and Embassies from 17 Countries on Legal Developments regarding Palestinians in the OPT and Israel in 2007

27 November 2007
Adalah Submits Objection against Master Plan for Metropolitan Beer el-Sabe as it Violates the Rights of Arab Residents of the Naqab to Dignity, Equality and Suitable Housing

26 November 2007
Adalah and Bimkom Demand Recognition and a Master Plan for the Unrecognized Village of Atir-Umm al-Hieran in the Naqab

15 November 2007
Ten Human Rights Organizations File Urgent Motion to Supreme Court Seeking Injunction to Prevent Israeli Government from Blacking Out Gaza

13 November 2007
Education Ministry Orders the Led Municipality to Register Three Children at Preschools Located Close to their Homes

13 November 2007
Following Request by Al-Tufula Center, Adalah Demands that Education Ministry to Resume Transport to School for Arab Bedouin Children in the North

11 November 2007
Adalah Demands Education Ministry and Matte Asher Regional Council Reinstate the Personal Care-Giver to Disabled Arab Child

8 November 2007
At Hearing on Petition Filed by Adalah and Gisha on behalf of 10 Human Rights Organizations, Supreme Court Orders State to Present Data to Substantiate Claim that Cutting Electricity and Fuel Supplies to Gaza will not Harm Civilians

1 November 2007
The United Against Torture Coalition (UAT) and its Palestinian, Israeli and International Members Strongly Protest the Killing of a Palestinian Prisoner and the Excessive Use of Force Used Against Palestinian Prisoners at Ketziot Prison

1 November 2007
Supreme Court Issues Injunction on Petition Filed by Adalah and Broad Coalition of NGOs Ordering Rakefet Community Town to Set Aside Plot of Land for Zubeidat Family Pending a Final Decision on the Petition

30 October 2007
Human Rights Organizations Petition Supreme Court Demanding an Injunction against Israeli Government to Prevent Disruption to Supply of Electricity and Fuel to Gaza

30 October 2007
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN): Note on the Human Rights Situation in Israel and the OPT

30 October 2007
Following Adalah's Objection, JNF Commits to Removing Privately-Owned Land from Master Plan that Sought to Confiscate Arab Farmland for the Creation of a "Kiryat Ata Forest"

28 October 2007
Human Rights Organizations Petition Supreme Court Demanding an Injunction against Israeli Government to Prevent Disruption to Supply of Electricity and Fuel to Gaza

28 October 2007
Adalah Petitions Haifa District Court on Behalf of 24 Arab Residents of Daliyat al-Carmel to Cancel a Master Plan that Threatens to Join their Land to a "National Park and Har Shukiv Forest"

28 October 2007
Adalah Demands Military Advocate General Publish Clear Directives on Supreme Court's Ruling Banning Army's Use of Palestinians as Human Shields

27 October 2007
Supreme Court Rejects Adalah's Request for a Second Hearing on Decision Finding that the Granting of Enormous State Loans for Home Mortgages to Former Soldiers Does not Discriminate against Arab Citizens

26 October 2007
The Ataa Center in Cooperation with the Galilee Society and Adalah: Conference on "Security – A Collective Right for a National Minority"

20 October 2007
Adalah to Supreme Court: New Amendment to Income Support Law Discriminates against Recipients and Does not Alter the Law's Constitutional Flaws

16 October 2007
Adalah Demands that Israeli Television Channel 8 Translate and Broadcast Channel's Programs into Arabic

27 September 2007
Supreme Court Approves JNF and AG's Suggestion that JNF-Controlled Land will be Sold to Arabs for Three Months and State Will Compensate JNF with Alternative Land

26 September 2007
Human Rights Organizations Demand that the Minister of Justice Withdraw Proposed Amendment to Compensation Law

25 September 2007
Adalah to Prime Minister and Defense Minister: Cutting off Electricity Supply to Palestinians in Gaza Strip is a War Crime

23 September 2007
Adalah and Broad Coalition of NGOs Petition Supreme Court Demanding Cancellation of Selection Committees in Community Towns as They Illegally Exclude Arab Citizens, Mizrahi Jews, Single Parents and Gays

3 September 2007
EMHRN and its Member Organizations in Israel, the OPT and Europe Protest Israel's Denial of Freedom of Movement to Human Rights Defenders from the Gaza Strip

3 September 2007
United Against Torture Coalition Condemns Israel's Administrative Detention of Human Rights Defender

3 September 2007
The Ataa Center Demands that Winograd Committee Investigates Repercussions of the War on Lebanon on Arab Towns and Villages in Israel

3 September 2007
Adalah Demands Compensation for Arab Family Violently Assaulted by Police Officers

31 August 2007
Adalah, the Association for the Development of Arab Education in Haifa and 33 Families Petition Supreme Court to Establish First Arab Special School for the Arts in Haifa

21 August 2007
Following a Petition Filed by Adalah on behalf of Muslim Religious Leaders: Supreme Court Orders State to Explain Failure to Recognize Muslim Religious Sites as Holy Sites and Provide Funds for their Protection

20 August 2007
Adalah: Forcing Palestinian Detainees to Strip Naked is a Method of Torture Prohibited under International Law

16 August 2007
Following Urgent Motions Filed by Adalah Magistrates' Court Orders Freezing of Demolition Orders against 45 Homes in Unrecognized Village of al-Sura

8 August 2007
Adalah Files 45 Urgent Motions to Cancel Demolition Orders Issued against Almost All Homes in Unrecognized Arab Beouin Village of al-Sura in the Naqab

31 July 2007
Adalah to AG: Cancel Mahash's Decision to Close Case of Police Brutality Against 66-Year Old Arab Man Protesting against Land Policies in the Naqab on Grounds of "Lack of Public Interest"

29 July 2007
Land Controlled by Jewish National Fund for Jews Only

19 July 2007
Adalah to Supreme Court: State Must Open Karni Crossing to Gaza Immediately to Avert a Humanitarian Crisis

12 July 2007
Following Adalah's Petition, Supreme Court Orders State to Provide Updated Information regarding Discriminatory Law which Excludes Arab Bedouin Towns in the Naqab from Income Tax Benefits

11 July 2007
Adalah Asks Attorney General to Open Immediate Investigation into ILA's Demolition of Nine Homes in Unrecognized Village of Umm el-Hieran in the Naqab

26 June 2007
Supreme Court Rejects Adalah's Petition Demanding Criminal Indictments of Soldiers Responsible for Killing of Mr. Meteb al-Nebari

26 June 2007
Supreme Court Grants the State an Additional Year to Implement its Decision Concerning "National Priority Areas" in the Field of Education

25 June 2007
Adalah Demands that SCt. Order Immediate Opening of Karni Crossing: Closure of the Crossing Breaches International and Israeli Law

20 June 2007
Adalah to Attorney General: Closure of Akbara School for Arab Children in Safad Violates the Compulsory Education Law

8 June 2007
Attorney General's Office Attacks Adalah and ACRI for Seeking to Overturn Interior Ministry's Decision to Revoke East Jerusalem Residency Status of Palestinian Parliament Members

6 June 2007
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn New Citizenship Law Banning Family Unification: Law Prevents Palestinian Citizens of Israel from Being Connected to the Palestinian People and Members of the Arab Nation

29 May 2007
Adalah Appeals to Supreme Court against Confiscation of Lands of Lajoun Belonging to 300 Arab Families from Umm al-Fahem

29 May 2007
Adalah to the Supreme Court: Haifa University is Indifferent to Discrimination against Arab Students in the Allocation of Dorms

23 May 2007
UN Rejects Jewish National Fund's Application for Consultative Status

22 May 2007
AG Mazuz in Response to Adalah: We Support the Work of the GSS Against Those Who Attempt to Change the Nature of the State

18 May 2007
Adalah Petitions Supreme Court on Behalf of Business Owners from Akka: Municipal Regulations Forcing Shops to Close on Saturday is Unconstitutional

9 May 2007
Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel Submit an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court: Cancellation of Residency Status of Palestinian Parliament Members from East Jerusalem Violates Constitutional Rights and International Law

30 April 2007
Adalah to Supreme Court: Reject State's Request to Delay Implementation of Court's Ruling in ‘National Priority Areas' Case

30 April 2007
Following Adalah's Intervention, ILA Cancels Discriminatory Criteria for Leasing Farm Land by Arab Bedouin in the Naqab

30 April 2007
Supreme Court Halts Implementation of District Court Obliging Haifa University to Cancel Use of Military Service Criterion in Allocation of Student Dorms

19 April 2007
The European Union and Israel Should Implement their Human Rights Commitments within the Framework of the EU-Israel Action Plan

15 April 2007
Supreme Court in Precedent-Setting Decision: Spraying Toxic Chemicals on Crops of Arab Bedouin Farmers in the Unrecognized Villages is Insensitive, Disrespectful and Endangers their Lives and Health

15 April 2007
Human Rights Organizations Petition Supreme Court: Order Criminal Investigations against Israeli Military Commanders and Government Officials Responsible for Killings and Extensive Home Demolitions in Rafah Gaza in 2004

29 March 2007
Adalah to Attorney General: Israeli Security Services Interfere in Publication of Political and Legal Documents by Arab Organizations Illegally

20 March 2007
Nazareth District Court Upholds Finance Minister's Order from 1953 to Confiscate 200 Dunams of Land Belonging to Hundreds of Arab Families from Umm al-Fahem

18 March 2007
Adalah to the Mayor of Haifa and the Ministry of Education: Delaying the Opening of a Special School for the Arts for Arab Children Infringes their Right to Education

15 March 2007
Adalah to Tel Aviv University: Restricting Entry into the University's Medical School to Those over Twenty Years of Age Discriminates against Arab Students

12 March 2007
Haifa District Land Planning Committee: Lands Cultivated by Arab Farmers Will not be Assigned for the Creation of a "Kiryat Ata Forest"

10 March 2007
UN Committee Urges Israel to Revoke the Citizenship Law, Dismantle the Wall, Bind the Jewish National Fund to Anti-Discrimination Principles, and Recognize the Unrecognized Villages

1 March 2007
Adalah Proposes the "Democratic Constitution" for Israel as a Democratic - Bi-Lingual - Multicultural State

1 March 2007
Supreme Court Issues Order Nisi against the Beer el-Sabe Municipality, Ordering it to Explain why the Big Mosque should not be Opened for Prayer and Worship

26 February 2007
Adalah to Attorney General Mazuz: Dismiss State Prosecutor Shendar for his Consistent Failures as Head of Mahash

19 February 2007
Adalah to Interior Minister and AG: Cancel Warnings to Demolish 100 Homes in the Unrecognized Arab Bedouin Village of al-Nasasara in the Naqab

19 February 2007
Arab Couple's Application to Live in a Community Town in Misgav Rejected Because of their National Belonging

14 February 2007
Adalah Files Motion to Cancel Orders to Demolish 33 Homes in the Unrecognized Arab Bedouin Village of Umm el-Hieran in the Naqab, on which the State Plans to Establish a Jewish Town

12 February 2007
Adalah Submits Motion for Second Hearing to Supreme Court Arguing Grave Error of Law in its Decision that State Loans for Home Mortgages Awarded to Former Soldiers Do not Discriminate against Arab Citizens

9 February 2007
UN Committee asked Israel about the Status of the Jewish National Fund, the Citizenship Law and the Arab Holy Sites

4 February 2007
Following Adalah's Petition, Finance Ministry Commits to Granting "Border Town" Status to Four Arab Villages in North, Making them Eligible for Full Compensation for War Damages

30 January 2007
Adalah Demands Cancellation of the Government's "Negev 2015: The National Strategic Plan for the Development of the Negev (Naqab)" as it Ignores the Needs of the Arab Bedouin

30 January 2007
Following Adalah's Petition, Education Ministry Commits to Opening the First High School in the Arab Bedouin Unrecognized Villages in the Naqab in 2009

26 January 2007
Adalah Files Petition to Supreme Court Demanding Cancellation of Extension of Nationality and Entry into Israel Law as it Contradicts the Court's Prior Decision

23 January 2007
Adalah to Supreme Court: The Big Mosque in Beer el-Sabe Should Not be Turned into a Cultural Museum but Must be Re-Opened as a Place of Worship

22 January 2007
Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions against Governmental Decision Freezing Family Unification Processes Initiated Prior to the Enactment of the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law

9 January 2007
Adalah's Position on the Proposed Amendment to the Nationality and Entry to Israel Law (Interim Order) (Amendment No. 2) - 2006