Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office filed court petitions to revoke the nationality of two men convicted of terrorism offenses and to seek their deportation.
- Officials argue the severity of the crimes and alleged stipends from a Palestinian Authority program justify stripping citizenship under the 2023 statute.
- One filing names Mohamad Hamad, a 48-year-old from east Jerusalem convicted in 2002 of shootings and weapons trafficking, whom the state says received related payments.
- Adalah’s director Hassan Jabareen condemned the move as discriminatory and contrary to rule-of-law principles, saying it targets Palestinian citizens differently from Jewish Israelis.
- The court has not ruled and no destination for deportation was specified, while rights groups warn the step would be rare internationally and could raise statelessness concerns.