En israelsk menneskerettsgruppe fikk mandag medhold av høyesterett. Flyplassmyndigheter og Shin Bet har ikke godgjort hvorfor israelske arabere må underkastes en strengere kontroll ved innsjekking.

Høyesterett kom til at praksisen var diskriminerende og ydmykende for de israelske araberne.

In its third debate on the matter last week, the High Court lashed out at the generalized tagging. On Monday, the justices issued an injunction forcing the state to explain why the security procedures were being carried out with unequal considerations.

Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch said there was no doubt that the humiliation experienced by Israeli Arab citizens during airport security checks was unacceptable.

Attorney Auni Bana, representing petitioner Union for Civil Rights, hailed the court’s criticism of the matter.

“After the prosecution’s repeated attempts to create a smoke screen and draw the debate into irrelevant corners, finally, in this third session on the petition, we have reached the most significant issue: is it permissible to declare, in such a sweeping fashion, that a minority group of Israeli citizens is a security risk?” said Bana.

Co-defense attorney Dan Yakir concurred, adding that Israeli authorities have within their means multiple methods for conducting security checks. “A democratic state cannot accept the degradation of 20% of its citizens,” said Yakir, who serves as the legal consultant for the Union for Civil Rights.

High Court: Explain why Israeli Arabs discriminated against by airport security