Accomplishments
- Public Housing Reform: During the 90’s, the Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow–New Discourse played a major role in passing 3 laws that created meaningful change in public housing rights. The laws include The Public Housing Law, which enabled tens of thousands of poor people throughout the country to obtain ownership of their previously publicly-owned rented homes, in 1998, The Public House Tenants Rights Law, also in1998, and The Public House Tenants Regulations in 2000.
- Winning the legendary 2002 High Court of Justice case on social housing rights, which has influenced national policy-making as well as the practice of house ownership by disadvantaged and minority groups all over the country. This case was a legal precedent on distributive justice, and is taught in law schools.
- On August 28th, 2002 the Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow–New Discourse appeal and against the Israel Lands Administration in decisions no. 727, 737 and 727. A High Court petition was submitted in 2003 by the Land Forum, whose members include the Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow–New Discourse, Bimakom, Adam, Teva Ve Din and the Human Right Association, to minimize the Israeli Lands Administration use of procedures that change land destinations from agricultural to non-agricultural use, benefitting corporations over the public interest.
- The publication of a number of highly-respected academic publications.
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