On March 11, 2015, the state submitted to the High Court of Justice (HCJ)
its response to two petitions filed by HaMoked and joined by the court, concerning the removal orders issued against an East Jerusalem resident, one expelling him from the area of Jerusalem, his city, and the other banning his presence in the West Bank. The petitions were filed after the military rejected HaMoked's objections to the removal orders. In its response, the state objected to HaMoked's claim that the Defense (Emergency) Regulations of 1945, pursuant to which the orders had been issued, were no longer valid. In arguing against HaMoked's claims as to the reliability of the classified security material and the generality of the allegations raised against the man during his interrogation by the police, the state asserted that the man was a "central activist in the terror organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine". The state held that the military was authorised to issue these removal orders, and that the decision on their issuance, duration and scope had been reasonable and proportionate.
Concurrently, the state also submitted
its responses to two additional petitions regarding two other East Jerusalem residents who were expelled from their city. In the case of a fourth resident,
the military decided to reduce the scope of the removal order issued against the man following HaMoked's objection.
