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Supreme Court doubles sentence of policeman who killed Arab citizen

Haifa, 21 July 2010 – In a very important decision for the Arab community in Israel, the Supreme Court doubled the sentence of an Israel Police officer convicted of shooting and killing an Arab citizen of Israel. This ruling occurs almost four years after the killing....

Knesset revokes Arab MK Haneen Zoabi’s parliamentary privileges

Haifa, 21 July 2010 – In a 34 to 16 vote in the Knesset Plenum last July 13, 2010, MK Hanin Zoabi was stripped of her Parliamentary privileges for having been aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Early in June the Knesset House Committee proposed to deny MK Zoabi’s right to hold a diplomatic passport, to have the Knesset cover legal fees in case of criminal prosecution, and to enjoy parliamentary...

European Parliament

Tomorrow, Wednesday June 23, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament will be discussing the situation of civil society and human rights NGos in Israel, as well as the situation of the human rights of Arab citizens of Israel. Pr. Ishai Menuchin, director of PCATI, and Jafar Farah, director of the Mossawa Center, as well as their european partners EMHRN and FIDH, will be interven

Mossawa in the News

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BBC - Israeli Arabs defiant on 'loyalty laws' plan

The Jewish Week - ADL Head Slams Loyalty Oath For Arab Israelis

Jerusalem Post: Arab-Israeli advocacy group sounds alarm to int'l community over new gov't

Jerusalem Post: New minorities minister 'capable,' but need for post questioned

Jordan Times: Anti-Arab attacks on the rise in Israel - rights group

Ynetnews: Racist attacks against Arabs increase tenfold - report

Haaretz: Arab rights group lampoons Lieberman in ad campaign

Jerusalem Post: Arab parties have no favorite for PM

 

Events

The Mossawa Center calls upon the European Parliament to assure that the upgrade of EU-Israel relations includes provisions to secure equal rights for the Palestinian Arab Minority

Japanese government scholarships for 2010

Scholarships for papers in Arabic on the International Humanitarian Law, March 2009

Festival to mark the end of the AED training course, 15/04/09

IHL-project: Training in Tamra, 17/4/09

IHL-project: Public lecture by Diakonia, 28/4/09

Mossawa USA Advocacy Tour, 19-28/4/08

IHL-project: NGO's training in Ramallah, 7-9/5/09

The Mossawa Annual Economic and Business Development Conference will be in November/December of 2009

 

Press releases

Supreme Court doubles sentence of policeman who killed Arab citizen

Supreme Court doubles sentence of policeman who killed Arab citizen

Knesset revokes Arab MK Haneen Zoabi’s parliamentary privileges

Young Artists win Mossawa Center Human Rights Art Competition and get exhibited in Nazareth Art Gallery

Jafar Farah, Director of the Mossawa Center, Arrested While Visiting Hospitalized Freedom Flotilla Activists

Private Equity Fund to Invest in Arab Minority

Israeli Government Plans to invest 800 Million NIS in Arab Community

European Parliament Subcommittee

European Parliament

 
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