Press Releases

Israeli Health Ministry’s failures are putting the lives of 150,000 residents of overcrowded and densely-populated Kufr Aqab and Shuafat refugee camp at grave risk.

In the face of potential COVID-19 outbreak in the Gaza Strip, Israel is obliged to take measures to save lives, permitting the entry of medical equipment and supplies, to meet patients’ needs.

Adalah and the Joint List charge that approval of emergency regulations exceeds government's authority as defined in The Basic Law: Government, especially as the Knesset began its activities.

More than 50,000 Palestinian Bedouin children in Naqab (Negev) villages are not connected to electricity or internet, most don’t have computers. Since school was stopped on 15 March due to...

Spraying may potentially jeopardize food security in Gaza at a time when it’s most critical; Gisha, Al Mezan, Adalah call on international community to intervene.

Amended petition filed against PM Netanyahu, Shin Bet security service, police, and Health Ministry demands revocation of gov’t resolution which allows Shin Bet to gather private information on...

Individual was held in transit wing of Ofer prison, meaning potential exists for spread of virus to other Israeli prisons and detention centers.

Organizations call for proactive and public involvement by Israeli health authorities in formulating and publishing a strategy to delay COVID-19 outbreak in prisons while protecting basic rights.

Emergency regulations, imposed by the Israeli government without any legal authority, overwhelming and disproportionately violate prisoners’ human rights.

Magen David Adom paramedics charged with conducting coronavirus tests, but Bedouin citizens of Israel residing in unrecognized villages in Naqab (Negev) lack access to MDA emergency medical services.

Adalah: Even parliamentary oversight cannot legitimize such a serious violation of human rights. Public health emergencies must not be exploited to grant additional powers to security services.

Netanyahu’s government approved regulations that will allow Israeli security agents to track the cellphones of coronavirus patients or people suspected of being infected.

Lawyers: IBA move, pushed through in a hasty and underhanded manner, is strictly political in motive and is seemingly intended to advocate Israeli government positions entrenching occupation.

Palestinian citizens of Israel constitute approximately 20 percent of total population; Adalah sends urgent letter to Health Ministry on behalf of MK Sami Abu Shehadeh demanding immediate...

Education Ministry director general met with two Shin Bet agents in November 2019 to discuss Arab education, youth movements, and ‘extremist’ teachers; Adalah to ministry: Hand over transcripts...

Video of Israeli armored bulldozer dragging a person near southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis documents violation of international law.

School transportation for children from 20 villages in Naqab (Negev) region ground to sudden halt after regional council blames Israeli Education Ministry for failing to transfer funds.

Adalah: 5-4 decision clearly demonstrates the fragility of the political rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel and their elected representatives; disqualification motions have one sole purpose -...

During Supreme Court hearing, Israeli authorities revealed official police procedure included checking passengers for 'suspicious indicators', which apparently included ethnic and racial indicators...

'Deal of the Century' gives green light to Israel's illegal annexation of West Bank; Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.-Israel effort to impose Israeli government's vision for territory in...