A court-facilitated arrangement allows Palestinians with temporary Israeli residency through family unification to fly through Israel’s international airport; the court rejects demand for a similar arrangement for those with family unification stay permits

Following HaMoked’s petition: for the first time, Palestinians who live with their families in Israel and hold temporary status in the country are allowed to regularly travel through Israel’s International Airport

With no clear legal authority: the State continues to harm the freedom of movement of Palestinians living in Israel lawfully, by limiting their overseas travel via the Ben Gurion airport

HaMoked secures the exit of an East Jerusalem resident, prohibited by the Minister of Interior from exiting the country

The HCJ issues an order nisi in HaMoked’s petition: the state must explain why and by what authority it bans travel via the Ben Gurion airport of Palestinians undergoing a family unification process in Israel

In the framework of an HCJ petition, the state admits: at one time there was a directive which allowed Palestinians with temporary residency status to travel from Israel through Ben Gurion International Airport, but it was never made public

HaMoked in a petition to the HCJ: allow travel through Ben Gurion International Airport to Palestinians undergoing family unification in Israel

The Minister of Interior issued an order banning the departure abroad of an East Jerusalem resident who was recently expelled from his city and ordered away from the West Bank: HaMoked has filed an objection to this decision

Due to the bilateral agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority: East Jerusalem residents traveling to Jordan via Allenby Bridge are charged higher fees than at other border crossings

The paper discusses the relevant legal framework for evaluating the sanctions Israel imposed on the civilian population in Gaza during Operation "Cast Lead", in light of the judgment in Bassiouni, HCJ 9132/07, which dealt with Israel's obligation to provide electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip. The author assess the HCJ's position in Bassiouni, whereby after disengagement Gaza is not an occup...

Response by human rights organizations to a new procedure published by the military pertaining to Palestinians wishing to travel abroad. The organizations claim the military is ignoring the problems mentioned in the petition, and attempting to thwart these organizations’ criticism as well as the involvement of attorneys and courts in its decision making.

A procedure submitted by the State Attorney’s Office in the framework of a petition against severe restrictions of movement imposed on persons precluded from travelling by the ISA. A reading of the procedure reveals that it contravenes the principles of proper administration, which are detailed in the petition, fortifies unjustified and unreasonable infringements of human rights, and, under the...

In a petition against the infringement on the freedom of movement of Palestinians who are precluded from travelling by the ISA, the Supreme Court ruled that the State must submit the procedure it is drafting, and that the petitioners will be given the option to respond to it. Regarding the rest of the issues which the petition raised, the Court ruled that they must be split into concrete petiti...

Following a petition submitted by HaMoked, a permanent resident of East Jerusalem was permitted to depart for Jordan, and the Interior Ministry was ordered to bear the Petitioners’ expenses in the sum of NIS 5,000: The petition was submitted following a grave and protracted failing on the part of the Interior Ministry which prevented the Petitioner from traveling via Allenby Bridge. The ministr...

An analysis of various international legal sources dealing with the protection of minorities. The research examines how international conventions on one hand, and states on the other, view the obligation to protect non-citizens in terms of permanent legal status in the country, child registration, education, health, freedom of movement etc. From the Office of the United Nations High Commissione...

The Interior Ministry prevents a permanent resident from traveling to Jordan, this without warrant, hearing or explanation: HaMoked petitions the HCJ against this ongoing violation of her right to travel abroad

HaMoked's petition leads to publication of Interior Ministry procedures regarding citizens' and residents' travel to Jordan: According to the procedure, notice must be served to anyone regarding whom there is a decision to prohibit exit to Jordan for security reasons. Such a prohibition is valid for no more than six months and the affected person has a right to submit an objection regarding it