Volume 56, January 2009 www.adalah.org Political Participation Rights Supreme Court (SCt) cancels Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify Arab political parties from running in Knesset elections on 10 February 2009 Adalah's General Director Attorney Hassan Jabareen discusses the attempt to disqualify Arab political parties Israeli Military Attack on Gaza SCt rejects petitions filed by human rights organizations concerning attacks against medical teams, evacuation of the wounded, and repair of electricity and water systems Human rights organizations demand criminal investigations by Israel into the bombing of two UNRWA schools in Gaza resulting in dozens of civilian deaths  Special Report: Attack on Gaza Legal action, international advocacy initiatives, Gaza blog, harassment of anti-war demonstrators in Israel     Cultural Rights Adalah petitions Supreme Court against ban on the import of Arabic books published in Syria or Lebanon Land and Planning Rights  Following Adalah’s petition, Supreme Court orders state to respond as to why admissions committees which overwhelming exclude Arab citizens of Israel from living in community towns are legal After Adalah’s appeal Safad Municipality issues bid for works to connect Arab neighborhood of Akbara to sewage system  After 12 years Jewish community town of Kamoun still obstructing Arab Sawa'ed family from obtaining building permits for their land  Employment Rights Carmiel Municipality lifts ban on driving lessons in the town on Saturdays and Jewish holidays following Adalah's petition Adalah’s Newsletter is a monthly publication issued in Arabic, Hebrew and English. It highlights Adalah’s main activities, provides analysis of human rights issues, and links to new reports. Suggestions, articles and commentaries from our readers are welcome. View previous volumes Arabic Hebrew Subscribe a Friend Upcoming Court Hearings Wed, 05.02.09 and Thurs, 26.02.09 8:30 am (Lawsuit No. 185/08, Tel Aviv Dist. Ct.) Petition challenging Tel Aviv University’s age restrictions on admission to its medical school that discriminate against Arab students Monday, 09.02.09 9:00 am (Civil Files 1769/08, et al, Beer el-Sabe Mag. Ct.) Seeking the cancellation of 24 evacuation lawsuits filed by the state against 1,000 Arab Bedouin citizens of Israel living in the unrecognized village of Atir-Umm al-Hieran in the Naqab and demanding recognition of the village Wednesday, 11.02.09 8:30 am (Prisoners' Petition 609/08, Nazareth Dist. Ct.) Representing an Arab political prisoner, Mr. Walid Daka, seeking conjugal rights to father a child Sunday, 22.02.09 10 am (Cause of Death Investigation 1001/04, Beer el-Sabe Mag. Ct.) Representing Mr. Hamad Dibsan's family in an investigation into his death in police custody Tuesday, 24.02.09 9:00 am (Different Motions 6928/03, Beer el-Sabe Mag. Ct.) Seeking the cancellation of ex parte home demolition orders issued against 33 homes belonging to Arab Bedouin families in the unrecognized village of Umm al-Hieran in the Naqab (Negev) Wednesday, 25.02.09 9:00 am (Administrative Petition 4377/07, Haifa Dist. Ct.) Petition challenging master plan that threatens to confiscate land of 24 Arab residents of Daliyat al-Carmel to a “national park and Har Shukiv Forest”   UN Advocacy UN CAT poses tough questions to Israel on torture and ill-treatment of Palestinians, including many raised by United Against Torture Coalition Israel's third periodic report of Israel to the UN Human Rights Committee. Israel is provisionally scheduled to undergo review by the Committee in October 2009 Litigation Docket Adalah's cases pending before the courts, January 2009 Main office: 94 Yaffa Street, PO Box 8921, Haifa 31090 Tel: (972)-4-950-1610 Fax: (972)-4-950-3140 Naqab office: 28 Reger Ave # 35 Beer el Sabe, Israel Tel: (972)-8-665-0740 Fax: (972)-8-665-0853 adalah@adalah.org www.adalah.org

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