

Statement on Holot Release
Dear friends and supporters, On August 11, the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled for the third time on the Anti-Infiltration Law and the constitutionality of the Holot detention center. The justices decided by an overwhelming majority (8-1) that the 20-month period of detention was excessive and could constitute a substantial deprivation of freedom. They ordered the release of nearly 1200 asylum seekers who had been detained in Holot for more than 12 months, a period that t