Israel State Archives (ISA) File GL-17005/6 from the Office of the Arab Affairs Advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) contains hundreds of pages that document some of the final chapter of the Military Government over Palestinian citizens of Israel, before it was formally replaced with civilian oversight mechanisms in December 1966. Akevot’s access to the 446-page file at the ISA was delayed for two years. We are now making it publicly available.

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Israel State Archives file GL-17005/6

Operations Division/Military Government: Defence (Emergency) Regulations 1945

Office of the Arab Affairs Advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office

Document no. 1

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations 1945 - Provisions and Functions

March 1963

Military Advocate General Headquarters Publishing

Document No. 2

Easing of the Military Government

21 January, 1966

Document No. 3

Easing of the Military Government

Letter of Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Zvi Tzur to GOCs.

November 3, 1963

Document No. 4

Comments for discussion of opening closed areas in Western Galilee

Letter of Nisim Tokatli, Director of Haifa Branch of the Arab Affairs Advisor’s Office

November 12, 1963

Document 5

Summary of meeting regarding the opening of closed zones

November 18, 1965

Document  no. 6

Vacation in Prison

November 29, 1963

Document no. 7

The legal basis for the Military Government and its actions

May 1965

Document no. 8

Bills sponsored by MKs Mikunis and Toubi for the abolition of the Military Government

December 26, 1965

Document no. 9

Minutes of a meeting held at the office of the Minister of Defense on Sunday, February 27, 1966

Document no. 10

Summary of Central Committee meeting held at the Military Government Office in Tel Aviv on March 4, 1966

March 7, 1966

Document 11

Minutes of a meeting held at the office of the Minister of Defense on Sunday, April 3, 1966

Document no. 12

Ahead of the abolition of the Military Government

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Public Diplomacy Director

Document no. 13

Seizure of Occupied Territories and Military Governance

IDF -General Staff

June 1969