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Chilling effect of the Nakba Law on Israel's human rights

The court ignored the infringement of free speech stemming from the very existence of the law, as opposed to one stemming from the law's application.
By Roni Schocken | May.17, 2012 | 4:25 AM | 3


THIS STORY IS BY Roni Schocken

Opinion
By rejecting the petition calling for the repeal of the Nakba Law in January of this year, the High Court of Justice ignored the violation of human rights inherent in the danger that institutions may now preemptively refuse to fund activities that involve the exercise of free speech, for fear of financial sanctions.

The High Court argued that time was not yet "ripe" for such a request in its ruling against the petition filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Adalah, the legal center for Arab minority rights. The Nakba Law grants the finance minister the authority to impose harsh fines on government-funded organizations that budget expenses for (among other things ) marking Independence Day as a day of mourning.