Legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel; Egyptian rights NGO; global advocacy networks
Palestinian students in Israeli universities face disciplinary actions and investigations after social media posts and expressions of Palestinian identity. A Adalah report documents a two-track system that constrains Palestinian students while Jewish-Israeli peers retain stronger protections. The crackdown escalates amid ongoing Gaza war, with institutions relying on automated tools and vague grounds like “public sensibilities.”
Arab-majority parties Ra’am and the Joint List have been disqualified by Israel’s Central Elections Committee ahead of the October 27 ballot. The decision also bars Balad’s Sami Abu Shehadeh and Hadash’s Ofer Cassif from running. The Supreme Court will review the measures next week, with most previous disqualifications overturned by the court. Parties protest the move as political targeting while pledging to challenge the rulings.