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Israeli police guard while Palestinians arrive to Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, at the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, October 13, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

Israel’s ‘thought police’ law ramps up dangers for Palestinian social media users

Rights advocates warn the draconian law will enable unprecedented surveillance, raising Palestinian fears of arrest for their online activity.

By Sophia Goodfriend November 24, 2023

All 15 justices of Israel's High Court sit for a hearing on petitions against the government's amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary, Jerusalem, September 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Will Israel’s High Court defy the far-right government?

As the Court hears petitions against the first judicial overhaul bill, Palestinian human rights lawyer Hassan Jabareen assesses the state of play.

By Ghousoon Bisharat September 15, 2023

An illustration of a new Israeli passport and an old Israeli passport with different stamps in Jerusalem, January 18, 2023. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Explainer: Israel expands power to strip Palestinians of citizenship and residency

A new law, passed by an overwhelming Knesset majority, is part of an ongoing process of entrenching separate legal systems for Jews and Palestinians.

By Adalah February 20, 2023

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Palestinians clash with Israeli police during a protest at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem Old City, June 17, 2021. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

‘The system is defending police shooters instead of putting them on trial’

Israeli authorities are systematically dismissing probes into police officers who 'shoot to kill' Palestinian assailants as a first resort, says rights group.

By Oren Ziv December 22, 2021

An Israeli police officer arrests a Palestinian during confrontations in the city of Lydd, central Israel. (Oren Ziv)

Israeli police ran a ‘torture room’ in Nazareth, says rights group

Testimonies collected by Adalah reveal that officers beat detainees and deprived them of medical treatment during police crackdown on Palestinian citizens.

By Dima Abumaria June 16, 2021

Israeli officers blindfold a Palestinian citizen of Israel during violent confrontations in Lydd, central Israel. (Oren Ziv)

‘A campaign of intimidation and terror against the Arab public’

In an attempt to restore pride in the police, Israeli forces are arresting hundreds of Palestinian citizens in the most widespread crackdown in decades.

By Oren Ziv May 26, 2021

Members of the Palestinian security forces enforce a full lockdown for 48 hours following the spread the of the coronavirus, Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, August 25, 2020. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Human rights groups demand Israel allow fuel into COVID-struck Gaza

NGOs petition High Court to force Israel to open Gaza to fuel and other basic goods, after Israel closed its central commercial crossing in August.

By Orly Noy August 31, 2020

Illustrative photo of Adalah General Director Hassan Jabareen seen at the Israeli Supreme Court. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How Palestinian citizens are putting Israel’s coronavirus powers in check

From Shin Bet surveillance to women's employment, one Palestinian NGO has been at the forefront of defending civil rights for all during the pandemic.

By Meron Rapoport May 12, 2020

Arab and Jewish citizens protest racial profiling at the entrance to Barzilai Medical Center, January 20, 2019. (Courtesy of Standing Together)

Police reverse racial profiling policy at Israeli hospital

Israeli police tell High Court that security guards no longer single out 'Arab-looking' passengers on buses entering Barzilai Medical Center.

By Meron Rapoport January 27, 2020

Palestinian women mourn during the funeral of Hadeel Awwad in Qalandiya refugee camp, December 18, 2015 (Activestills.org). Israel had held onto Hadeel's body for almost a month.

Palestinian families fight for relatives’ remains held by Israel

A recent Supreme Court ruling has rubber-stamped Israel's policy of withholding the bodies of Palestinians killed by its security forces.

By Miriam Deprez November 4, 2019

Joint List party leader Ayman Odeh films Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a discussion on the "camera law" at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

PODCAST: Will Netanyahu’s attempt to suppress the Palestinian vote backfire?

In the lead up to the Sept. 17 elections, Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated his racist incitement against Palestinians. The +972 Podcast talks to Adalah’s Sawsan Zaher about how these attacks are affecting Palestinian voters. Listen here: iTunes/Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify Facebook temporarily suspended Benjamin Netanyahu’s official Facebook page Thursday after followers received a message calling on voters to prevent the…

By +972 Magazine September 13, 2019

Palestinian citizens of Israel and Jewish Israeli activists protest against the Jewish Nation-State law in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv on August 11, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90).

‘When the constitution becomes racist, it’s difficult to define what racism is’

One year ago, Israel passed a constitutional amendment declaring that Israel belongs only to its Jewish citizens. The head of Israel’s premier Palestinian rights group discusses what has changed in Israeli courts, but also overseas. ‘The debate soon will be whether Israel is apartheid.’ In the year since the Israeli parliament passed the Jewish Nation-State Law,…

By Henriette Chacar July 26, 2019

Illustrative photo of Arab students. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

‘To ask an Arab student to internalize this is a way of humiliating him’

Israel requires all high school students who want to travel abroad on school-sponsored trips to pass an online course that promotes far-right and often racist ideas about Palestinians. One Arab school in northern Israel has had enough of it. Before a high school student in Israel can participate in a school-sponsored trip overseas they must…

By Henriette Chacar July 14, 2019