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Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza
Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza

Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Palestinian Students for Social Media Posts Amid Offensive on Gaza Palestinian students critical of Israeli policies targeted by Israeli academic institutions for disciplinary action. Censorship violates principles of fundamental democracy. Adalah defending 74 Christian and Muslim students accused of “support of terrorism” for expressing views on social media in Israel. Adalah…

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Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Human Rights, International news, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism, war, war crimes

Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril
Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril

Adalah: Israel Loosening Gun Controls Puts Palestinian Lives in Peril New regulations drastically expand the number of Jewish Israelis who are eligible to bear arms passed by Knesset committee amid state emergency. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir to heavily arm Jewish civilians and institute militias that will operate with impunity.  On 15 October 2023, the Knesset’s…

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Activism, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Terrorism

Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons
Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons

Israel Cuts Off Electricity and Water to Palestinian Prisoners in the ‘Security Wings’ of Israeli Prisons Human rights organizations sent an urgent letter, arguing that this action of collective punishment is illegal and amounts to torture. It is part of a series of arbitrary and vindictive sanctions that the Israeli prison services must immediately halt….

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Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law

Posted on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law
Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law

Civil Society Organizations to the Israeli Supreme Court: Cancel the Racist Admissions Committees Law A petition by Adalah on behalf of nine organizations argues that a recent amendment to the law, aimed at ‘strengthening Jewish settlement,’ underscores its discriminatory purpose towards Palestinian citizens and will harm marginalized communities. 21 September 2023 Today, 21 September 2023,…

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ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest
ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest

ADALAH accuses Israel of racial segregation against Palestinians in UN protest The High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and Adalah to UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel practices racial segregation against Palestinian citizens of Israel. For the first time, an international Commission of Inquiry (COI) will also examine Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinian citizens…

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Israeli Government’s decision to involve the Shin Bet and army to fight crime in Arab society is racist and illegal 

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on Israeli Government’s decision to involve the Shin Bet and army to fight crime in Arab society is racist and illegal 
Israeli Government’s decision to involve the Shin Bet and army to fight crime in Arab society is racist and illegal 

Israeli Government’s decision to involve the Shin Bet and army to fight crime in Arab society is racist and illegal  In a letter to the Prime Minister and top security officials, Adalah clarifies that the decision made by the special ministerial committee to combat crime and violence in Arab society drastically exceeds the authority of…

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Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law
Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law

Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law Adalah: The Law is illegitimate and violates the absolute prohibitions of international law Today, 8 July 2021, the Israeli Supreme Court in a 10 to 1 decision, upheld the 2018 Jewish Nation-State Basic Law, which enshrines Jewish supremacy and racial segregation as foundational principles…

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Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law
Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law

Adalah heads to Supreme Court to battle Israel’s Jewish Nation-State Law Israeli Supreme Court hearing on petitions against law is slated to kick off Tuesday morning at 9 AM; Adalah: The law’s distinct apartheid characteristics guarantee Israel’s ethnic-religious character as exclusively Jewish, while anchoring discrimination and racism against Palestinian citizens. An expanded panel of 11…

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Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal

Posted on November 28, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal
Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government  is illegal

Israel State Attorney says social media censorship by government is illegal Israel State Attorney claims censorship of social media content, following Cyber Unit requests, isn’t an ‘exercise of gov’t authority.’ Adalah & ACRI petition Supreme Court arguing that the Internet Referral Unit cannot submit “voluntary” requests in order to bypass the law. Following two years of…

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Civil Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Social Media

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset
Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset Arab Joint List responds to effort to disqualify the Arab Joint List from running in the Sept. 17, 2019 Israeli elections: “Election disqualification request filed by ‘Jewish Power’ party against us is racist” Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel…

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Arab World, Civil Rights, Election, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza
Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza

Israel rules it is not liable for civilian casualties in Gaza Israeli court: State isn’t liable for damages for severely wounding Gaza boy in 2014; new law grants comprehensive immunity to Israeli military in Gaza. According to court, law prohibiting Palestinians living in Gaza – an ‘enemy entity’ – from seeking compensation from Israel is constitutional,…

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Adalah: Arab leader released from detention

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Adalah: Arab leader released from detention
Adalah: Arab leader released from detention

Adalah: Arab leader released from detention Israeli court releases Arab political leader from detention, accepting Adalah’s legal defense. Abnaa al-Balad leader Raja Eghbaria released to house arrest after court agrees with defense team that police behavior confirms he poses no threat justifying detention for a series of Facebook posts over the last year. Arab political leader…

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Civil Rights, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews

Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews
Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews

Israel adopts Apartheid Law to discriminate against non-Jews Israeli parliament votes to approve Nation-State Law that enshrines Jewish supremacy over Palestinian citizens. New Basic Law approved by a Knesset vote of 62-55 has distinct apartheid characteristics and requires racist acts as a constitutional value. Statement from Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel: The…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group

Posted on April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group
Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group

Israeli “education minister” Bennett attacks Arab rights group Israeli education minister attacks Adalah for Supreme Court petition against sniper killings of unarmed civilians in Gaza. Adalah: Naftali Bennett has nothing to say in response to our petition so he chooses to slander and incite against us. Video evidence & testimonies indicate live ammunition was fired at…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, racism

Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour

Posted on April 22, 2018October 4, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour
Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour

Israel bans Arab member from U.S. lecture tour The Israeli Knesset banned Arab member MK Yousef Jabareen from participating in a lecture tour in the United States hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace. Jabareen and the Human Rights Group Adalah filed a petition before the Israeli Supreme Court challenging the Apartheid ban which decries “It…

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Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist

Posted on January 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist
Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist

Adalah denounces Israeli blacklist Israel releases ‘BDS blacklist’ banning NGOs from entering country Adalah: ‘BDS blacklist’ is reminiscent of actions taken by South Africa’s apartheid regime which also prepared blacklists in order to punish people and prevent entry. Israel released on Sunday, 7 January 2018 a list of NGOs whose members will be prevented from…

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Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans

Posted on August 8, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans
Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans

Israel wipes out non-Jewish village, replaces with Jewish only plans No non-Jews allowed: New Israeli town of Hiran, to be built upon ruins of Bedouin village, is open to Jewish residents only contrary to state’s representations before Supreme Court Hiran planned for construction in place of Bedouin town of Umm al-Hiran; state had earlier committed:…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, Opinion, Press Releases, racism, Terrorism

Israeli report on Children killed at Beach flawed

Posted on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli report on Children killed at Beach flawed

Two leading Civil Rights organizations in Israel have challenged and condemned an internal investigation by the Israeli military that the killing of four children on a Gaza Beach on July 16, 2014 was not intentional but an “accident.” But eye witnesses say the Israeli soldiers intentionally targeted the four boys, aged 9 to 11 years…

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