Adalah (Justice) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. Established in November 1996, Adalah serves the Palestinian community nationwide, over 1 million people or %20 percent of the population.

Goals

Adalah's legal work draws on Israeli law, comparative constitutional law, and international human rights standards. The main goal of Adalah's work is to achieve equal rights and minority rights protections for Palestinian citizens. Our eight fields of interest are: cultural and language rights, education rights, religious rights, land and housing rights, political rights, prisoners' rights, Palestinian women's rights, and social and economic rights.

Activities

• Brings group rights impact cases before the Supreme Court and the lower courts that raise issues of discrimination and Palestinian minority rights;
• Promotes Palestinian equal rights and minority rights through legislative advocacy;
• Provides consultation to Palestinian NGOs, CBOs, and other public institutions;
• Organizes and facilitates panel discussions, study days, and workshops, and publishes reports on current legal issues relevant to the Palestinian minority;
• Trains young Palestinian lawyers and law students, providing apprenticeship and internship opportunities in order to create a new generation of human rights lawyers.

Selected Publications

• Adalah's Review (legal journal)
• Annual Reports
• Institutionalized Discrimination Against Palestinian Citizens of Israel