Israel continues its "quiet deportation" policy: in 2012, the Ministry of Interior revoked the residency status of 116 Palestinians from East Jerusalem

"Ceased Residency": between 1967 and 1994 Israel revoked the residency of some quarter million Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza strip

It took the Ministry of Interior 8 years to issue a residency and work visa to a Palestinian woman, who had been born in East Jerusalem, whose status had been revoked: the woman returned to Jerusalem in 1996, after 17 years of marriage and severe abuse by her husband

The Supreme Court dismisses HaMoked's petition: the Ministry of Interior revoked the status of a permanent resident from East Jerusalem twice for the same reason

The Mubarak ‘Awad judgment[1] ostensibly contains exemplary legal analysis, marked by all the virtues of simplicity, consistency and conciseness. The judgment enlists its ingenious legal thinking to serve the suppression of the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation (in the short term) and Israel’s demographic aspirations in East Jerusalem (in the long term). With the legal backing...

Israel continues its "quiet deportation" policy: in 2011, the Ministry of Interior revoked the residency status of 101 Palestinians from East Jerusalem

The HCJ legitimizes the "quiet deportation" policy: following the justices' advice, HaMoked and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel withdrew their petition to halt the policy of revoking the status of East Jerusalem residents

Israel continues its "quiet deportation" policy: in 2010, the Ministry of Interior revoked the residency of 191 East Jerusalem Palestinians

HaMoked and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel petition the HCJ: end the policy of revoking the status of East Jerusalem residents due to prolonged residency abroad or the acquisition of status in a different country

HaMoked receives state response to its petition under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding the Ministry of Interior's implementation of Government Decision No. 2492: According to the decision, Palestinians who have lived in Jerusalem for many years without status will no longer receive permanent residency status

HaMoked and ACRI apply to join proceedings as amicus curiae in an appeal of a judgment which sanctioned the revocation of residency of an East Jerusalemite: the laws pertaining to the civil status of the East Jerusalem residents must be reexamined

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

Response of the interior ministry to an application submitted by HaMoked under the Freedom of Information Act to receive information regarding revocation of residency in East Jerusalem in 2008. The ministry informs that in 2008, 4577 permanent residents of East Jerusalem were revoked of their residency, including 99 children under 18. The interior ministry admits that most residency revocations...