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Movement Restrictions on Sheikh Ra'ed Salah - Ban on Foreign Travel

Summary of the Case

Sheikh Ra’ed Salah is one of the founders of the Islamic Movement in Israel, and is widely respected in the Islamic world as a spiritual leader. Sheikh Ra’ed Salah served as mayor of Umm al-Fahem from 1989 to 2001, before taking on the leadership of the Islamic Movement in Israel.

On 16 February 2002, the Minister of Interior, Eli Yishai, issued an order prohibiting Sheikh Ra’ed Salah from leaving the country for six months. In the order, Minister Yishai stated that upon review of the GSS recommendations of 15 February 2002, he was convinced that the security of the state would be at risk if Sheikh Ra’ed Salah travels abroad. Minister Yishai issued this total ban on foreign travel under Article 6 of the Emergency Regulations (Foreign Travel) (1948) (as amended in 1961)... Full Case Summary

Related Documents

 Order Prohibiting Sheikh Ra'ed Salah from Leaving the Country |  Available in Arabic

 Emergency Regulations (Foreign Travel) Law, 5709-1948, and Emergency Regulations (Foreign Travel) (Amendment) Law 5721-1961

 Regulation 6 of the Emergency Regulations (Foreign Travel) Law available in Arabic

 Supreme Court Decision in HC 4706/02 Sheikh Ra'ed Salah et. al. v. Minister of the Interior (English)

 Brief Biography of Sheikh Ra'ed Salah

Press Releases

Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban on Sheikh Ra'ed Salah - 12 August 2002

 Adalah News Update: Supreme Court Upholds Sheikh Ra'ed Salah Travel Ban Following Closed Meetings with GSS - 12 June 2002

 Adalah Press Release: Adalah Files Petition to Supreme Court: Travel Restriction on Sheikh Ra'ed Salah is Unconstitutional - 3 June 2002

 Adalah News Update: Adalah and Al Meezan Challenge the Ban on Foreign Travel Issued On Sheikh Ra'ed Salah - 20 February 2002

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