Israel: Parliament approves bill authorizing incommunicado detention

On 27 June, the Knesset passed a law on detention, valid for 18 months, allowing security forces to detain persons suspected of “security” offences for up to 96 hours before being brought before a judge and for up to 21 days without access to a lawyer. ICJ...

Israel: High Court of Justice upholds ban on family reunification

On 14 May, the High Court of Justice upheld a law, presented as a measure to prevent terrorist attacks, which forbids Israeli citizens and their spouses from the Occupied Territories from living together in Israel. On 25 June, the Cabinet decided to extend the...
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