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Today, 3 August 2026, the Israeli Supreme Court concluded its hearing on a petition filed by Adalah on behalf of 10 Palestinian refugee families and the NGO Gisha, challenging the constitutionality...

On 1 June 2026, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel submitted a complaint to the Israeli Attorney General, the Israel Prison Service’'s Legal Advisor, the...

In its appeal, Adalah stated that Israel has no legal authority to operate in these areas

The international community must take immediate action to stop Israel from implementing this deadly policy

All Unlawfully Detained Flotilla Activists Released from Ktziot Prison Ahead of Deportation / Humanitarian Flotilla Activist Zohar Regev Released from Unlawful Detention 21 May 2026 Adalah has...

On 11 May 2026, the Israeli Knesset passed, with overwhelming support (93 in favor, 0 against), the Prosecution of Participants in the October 7 Massacre Events Bill, legislation that establishes a...

Adalah represented Thiago de Avila and Saif Abukeshek: All updates page

Yesterday, 30 April 2026, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of Mohammad Ahmad al-Halaseh, a Palestinian citizen of...

Haifa Magistrates’ Court convicts community leaders Attorney Ahmad Khalifa and Mohammad Taher Jabareen of “indirect incitement to terrorism” and “identification with a terrorist...

Ahmad Erekat, a 26-year old Palestinian man, was shot and killed by Israeli Border Police, but his family still cannot bury him. The Court previously allowed his body to be withheld as a bargaining...

Israel continues to withhold hundreds of bodies of Palestinians as bargaining chips for future negotiations. Adalah is continuously challenging this inhumane policy. Today, Adalah petitioned on...

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