HaMoked

What HaMoked does

HaMoked (המוקד להגנת הפרט / Center for the Defence of the Individual) is an Israeli non-profit human rights organization founded in 1988 and headquartered in Jerusalem. It provides free legal aid, strategic litigation, and advocacy services to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Its core activities include direct legal representation before Israeli courts including the High Court of Justice, district courts, and military courts; strategic litigation aimed at systemic policy change on issues such as residency revocation, family unification, freedom of movement, administrative detention, house demolitions, and torture; and the publication of reports, position papers, and case updates.

The organization's underlying technology infrastructure centers on a searchable online legal document archive containing thousands of court judgments, petitions, military orders, Israeli legislation, and international law materials, organized across 18 topical areas. The archive serves both as an internal case management resource and a public-facing research database. HaMoked also maintains 'Court Watch' for monitoring court judgments and produces interactive timelines documenting occupation-related developments.

HaMoked operates as a donation-funded non-profit with no commercial revenue generation. All legal services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Funding comes from individuals and institutions in Israel and abroad, with over half provided by foreign governmental entities. The organization maintains strategic partnerships with peer Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations including Adalah, Al-Mezan, Gisha, Public Committee against Torture in Israel, ACRI, Yesh Din, and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, frequently joining in joint High Court petitions. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through its Jerusalem office intake, with no intermediary channels or commercial resellers.

Name

HaMoked

Legal name

HaMoked

Website

https://hamoked.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HaMoked is a Jerusalem-based non-profit founded in 1988 that provides free legal aid and strategic litigation in Israeli courts on behalf of Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, funded by donations from individuals and foreign governments.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals and institutions: HaMoked is funded entirely by donations from individuals and institutions in Israel and around the world who share commitment to universal human rights. Over half of funding comes from foreign governmental entities. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HaMoked is a nonprofit human rights organization that provides free legal aid, strategic litigation, and advocacy to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Its core services include direct legal representation before Israeli courts (High Court of Justice, district courts, military courts), assistance with residency applications, family unification, prison visits, travel permits, and detention cases, along with an extensive searchable online legal document archive and published reports on human rights conditions.

Product overview

HaMoked (המוקד להגנת הפרט / Center for the Defence of the Individual) is a human rights organization offering free legal aid services to Palestinians, not a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of legal representation, strategic litigation, and advocacy against Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. Supporting resources include a searchable legal document archive with court documents, laws, and military orders; published reports and updates; Court Watch monitoring services; and interactive timelines documenting occupation-related developments.

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Products and services

• Legal Aid Services Free legal aid provided to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, assisting with residency status, family unification, detention rights, prison visits, and travel permits.
• Strategic Litigation High Court of Justice petitions and court proceedings challenging Israeli violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip.
• Legal Document Archive Extensive searchable online archive containing documents from legal proceedings, Israeli laws, military regulations, and official documents related to human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Reports and Updates Annual activity reports, position papers, and regular updates documenting human rights conditions and legal developments in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• Court Watch Monitoring and documentation of court judgments related to human rights cases in Israel and the occupied territories.
• Timelines Chronological presentations of key events and legal developments related to the occupation, including family unification, torture rights, punitive demolitions, and the separation wall.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AdalahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint petitions to High Court of Justice on issues including entry into Gaza for divided families and opposition to torture. Long-standing collaboration on legal advocacy for Palestinian rights.
• Al-MezancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on petitions regarding family visits to Gaza prisoners and joint advocacy on human rights issues in the Gaza Strip.
• GishacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint High Court petitions on entry permits for Israelis to Gaza and freedom of movement issues.
• Public Committee against Torture in IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint litigation on ISA interrogation methods and torture; shared advocacy against torture and ill-treatment of detainees.
• Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint petitions on detention conditions, child rights, and broader human rights advocacy in Israeli courts.
• Yesh DinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on military court cases and issues of due process for Palestinians.
• Physicians for Human Rights - IsraelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy on healthcare access and medical treatment for Palestinians affected by movement restrictions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Al-Haq: Al-Haq is a prominent Palestinian human rights organization based in Ramallah, documenting violations and engaging international legal mechanisms. It operates in the same advocacy ecosystem as HaMoked, with overlapping subject matter on occupation-related human rights violations.
• B'Tselem: B'Tselem is the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, focusing on documentation and advocacy regarding human rights violations. It complements HaMoked's litigation-focused model with field documentation and is widely recognized as a peer organization in the same advocacy ecosystem.
• Adalah: Adalah is the legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel and a direct litigation partner of HaMoked. It shares HaMoked's strategic litigation model in Israeli courts, overlapping subject matter (residency, family unification), and a documented co-litigation partnership.
• Gisha: Gisha is an Israeli NGO working specifically on freedom of movement for Palestinians, particularly between Gaza and the West Bank. HaMoked explicitly partners with Gisha on High Court petitions regarding Gaza entry permits and movement, making it a direct peer and frequent collaborator.
• Yesh Din: Yesh Din is an Israeli organization focused on human rights in the West Bank, particularly documenting settler violence and military law issues. HaMoked explicitly partners with Yesh Din on military court cases and due process issues, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI): ACRI is Israel's largest civil rights organization, providing legal aid and strategic litigation across a wide range of human rights issues. It is a long-standing co-litigation partner of HaMoked and addresses many overlapping issues including detention, movement, and East Jerusalem rights.
• Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights: Al-Mezan is a Palestinian human rights organization based in Gaza that documents violations and conducts strategic litigation. HaMoked explicitly collaborates with Al-Mezan on family visit petitions for Gaza prisoners, making it a direct peer serving overlapping populations.
• Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association: Addameer is a Palestinian NGO providing legal aid and advocacy for Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Its focus on detention, administrative detention, and prisoner rights directly overlaps with HaMoked's detention and prisoner visitation work, making it a directly comparable peer serving similar beneficiaries.
• Physicians for Human Rights – Israel: PHR-Israel is an Israeli human rights organization providing medical advocacy and access for Palestinians under occupation. HaMoked explicitly partners with PHR-Israel on healthcare access for movement-restricted Palestinians, representing a directly comparable peer in the same legal aid ecosystem.
• Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI): PCATI is an Israeli human rights organization combating torture and ill-treatment in interrogations. HaMoked is an explicit co-litigation partner with PCATI on ISA interrogation practices, making it a direct peer in the Israeli human rights legal ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/hamoked_org
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hamoked-center-for-the-defence-of-the-individual

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