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Adm. Pet. 8476/08 HaMoked – Center for the Defence of the Individual et al. v. Minister of the Interior Petition Under the Freedom of Information Act
Court Documents | 8476/08 | 12.6.2008
Petition filed by HaMoked in the framework of the Freedom of Information Act, to compel the Minister of the Interior to divulge information regarding revocation of residency of permanent residents in East Jerusalem. HaMoked is seeking, inter-alia, to receive data regarding the number of residency revocations in Jerusalem in 2006 and 2007 and the reasons therefor. HaMoked has also requested information on how the Ministry is made aware of an Israeli resident naturalizing in a different country, whether the Ministry notifies the relevant person of its intention to revoke his residency and whether it allows him to appeal the decision. HaMoked stresses that the public is entitled to this information and that the petition was filed after the Ministry had not responded to HaMoked's request for information for four months.
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14.7.2008
HaMoked in a petition to the Jerusalem Administrative Affairs Court under the Freedom of Information Act, for information on the scope of residency revocation in East Jerusalem during 2006 and 2007: HaMoked also filed a petition on behalf of a resident of East Jerusalem who is married to a resident of the Gaza Strip and whose residency has recently been revoked. The revocation came after many y...
12.4.2009
In response to HaMoked's petition under the Freedom of Information Act, the Interior Ministry provided data regarding the scope of residency revocation in East Jerusalem: Between 2005 and 2007, 1,869 permanent residents of Jerusalem were revoked of their residency, including 91 minors
1.12.2009
In 2008, the Ministry of the Interior revoked the Israeli residency status of 4,577 residents of East Jerusalem – including 99 minors: The number of cases of revocation of residency in 2008 alone is equal to approximately one half the total number of cases of residency revocation between 1967 and 2007
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