Press Releases

On 16 February 2026, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent an urgent letter to Defense Minister Israel Katz, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and Minister...

Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement sent an urgent letter to Israeli officials — the Minister of Defense,...

Today, 10 February 2026, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has signed deportation orders against two Palestinian citizens of Israel. This marks the first time that the 2023 Law to...

January 12, 2026 - We, the undersigned Palestinian Arab human rights and civil society organizations in Israel, strongly condemn the Israeli government’s escalating measures targeting...

19 Israel-based human rights organizations strongly condemn Israel’s decision to deregister international humanitarian NGOs in the occupied Palestinian territory. At a time of extreme need in...

Today, on International Human Rights Day, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel – urgently calls for the immediate withdrawal and categorical rejection of the...

National Disciplinary Tribunal Stays Suspension Pending Appeal On January 1, 2026, the National Disciplinary Tribunal of the Israel Bar Association (IBA) accepted the request filed by Adalah on...

On 28 November 2025, the United Nations Committee Against Torture issued its concluding observations on its 6th review of Israel’s implementation of the international Convention Against...

The Systematic Erasure and Destruction of Palestinian Identity and Existence

Human rights organizations demand that Israel immediately resume the evacuation of patients from the Gaza Strip for lifesaving treatment in hospitals in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and file...

The money had been paid by the fishermen as a guarantee to the state against return of two boats to the Strip in 2022, following their seizure by the Israeli navy for allegedly exceeding the...

The Knesset’s Ethics Committee has suspended MK Cassif five times since December 2022, for a total of ten months; Adalah argued that these illegal suspections strip him of his ability to perform...

Over the past days, Adalah has documented serious abuses suffered by the participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla, unlawfully intercepted by Israeli forces on 1 and 2 October 2025. According to...

On 29 September 2025, Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent an urgent letter on behalf Mohammad Barakeh, Chairman of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of...

Mass displacement orders from Gaza City constitute forcible transfer and ethnic cleansing – war crimes amounting to crimes against humanity

Yesterday evening, 4 September 2025, the U.S. administration added to its sanctions list the renowned Palestinian human rights organizations and our close partners, Al Mezan Center for Human...

Israel is obligated to allow the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid to the population, wherever they are located, including in active combat zones.

In a letter to the Israeli Police and Justice Dept. officials, Adalah demands a thorough investigation into attack and incitement, and calls for perpetrators to be held accountable.

On 22 July 2025, Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent an urgent legal letter to Israel’s Attorney General,and to the Legal Advisor to the Israel Security Agency...

This page provides ongoing updates from Adalah on the situation of 21 international activists detained by Israeli authorities after the unlawful interception of the Freedom Flotilla...