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Arab Minority Rights
Arab citizens of Israel face entrenched discrimination in all fields of life. In recent years, the prevalent attitude of hostility and mistrust towards Arab citizens has become more pronounced, with large sections of the Israeli public viewing the Arab minority as both a fifth column and a demographic threat. There are glaring socioeconomic differences between Jewish and Arab population groups, particularly with regard to land, urban planning, housing, infrastructure, economic development, and education. Over half of the poor families in Israel are Arab families, and Arab municipalities constitute the poorest municipalities within Israel.
ACRI seeks to eradicate this socioeconomic inequality. Consequently, a majority of ACRI’s work regarding Arab equality involves the discrepancies in housing and infrastructure. ACRI engages in legal maneuvers and public advocacy to promote equality in housing and planning, to challenge discriminatory policies and decisions, to oppose home demolitions, to promote local planning efforts, and to encourage equal distribution of state resources. ACRI also seeks to ensure equal access to education, including the construction of Arabic schools in mixed and predominantly Arab cities. In addition, ACRI addresses a number of other issues in an attempt to ensure overall equality, including safeguarding the rights of Arab Knesset members and political parties, promoting the sufficient inclusion of Arab representatives in State bodies, protecting the freedom of expression, and opposing the legalization of racial profiling.


Appoint Members to the Committee for Sharia Law Examinations


Repeal the Protection of the Public from Criminal Organizations Law


Increased Enforcement of Weapons Crimes: Problematic Amendments


Lack of Protection in Unrecognized Villages


Registration of Stateless Children in Educational Institutions in Beer Sheva

Excessive and Selective Enforcement against Arabs for Expression Transgressions

Deportation of Families of Terrorists: Questions and Answers

Expanding Disqualification Criteria for Elections: A Threat to Democracy and Minority Representation


No to Applying the Home Demolition Policy to Arab Citizens


Publishing Humiliating Images of Detainees by the Police


One Year of War: The Collapse of Human and Civil Rights Protections in Israel and the West Bank


There is a Police Force in Israel. It Belongs to Ben-Gvir


Enrollment of Stateless Children in Schools in Lod and Be'er Sheva


Discrimination Against Arab Students in STEM Excellence Scholarships


Administrative orders based on classified material and intelligence assessments are not the way to fight crime


Data on Criminal Cases According to Gender, Nationality & Ethnicity


Repeal the New Citizenship Law


Discrimination in Scholarship Eligibility for Arab Students at the University of Haifa


Failure to Address Request for Family Unification Residence Permit


Protect the Rights of Hourly Workers Amidst Time of Emergency


Convene the Standing Committee to Implement the Five-Year Plan for Arab Society


Allow the Hadash Student Group to Rally, Marking Nakba Day


Threatening Messages from the Shin Bet to Arab Citizens and Residents

March 2024 in the Knesset: Attacks on Freedom of Expression


Allowing the Shin Bet to Tackle Crime in Arab Society: A Threat to Democracy


Investigate Minister Ben Gvir for Incitement and Contempt of Court


Ban on Public Activities at Technion University


Establish Ethical Rules for Real Estate Agents: discrimination will be considered a disciplinary offense


Prohibition on Public Activities at Tel Aviv University


Permit Bedouin to Change Their Residences to Reflect Their Tribal Names


Allow the Bedouin Communities of Nahal Hava & Wadi Arika to Maintain their Traditional Way of Life


McCarthy in the Knesset


Memorandum of Law on Revocation of Citizenship: Designated Status, Revocation of Citizenship Geographical rights and Restrictions

The Judicial Overhaul in the Shadow of the War: Attack on Democracy and Human Rights Continues


The Lack of Shelter in the Arab Towns in the North


Opening of an Investigation Following Publications on Social Networks


Decisions by Municipal Heads to Close Construction Sites to Prevent the Arrival of Arab Workers


Incitement Remarks by the Chief of Police, Yaakov Shabtai, Against the Arab Community


The Attack on Democracy: Monitoring Initiatives that Damage Human Rights and Democracy


Making the Employment Services Accessible in Arabic


The bill proposing use of administrative detention in criminal proceedings – FAQ


Two Police Forces for Two Peoples


A Tsunami of Anti-Democratic and Racist Bills
National Guard under Minister of National Security - Crossing a Red Line
Minister of National Security's Directive to Remove Palestinian Flags is Illegal


Security under Ben-Gvir: The police, the Shin-Bet and the national guard as forces of oppression?


Add Local Authority and Social Representatives to Planning Institutions


Publish National Insurance Institute Regulations Regarding “Center of Life” Investigations

Ben Gurion University Violates Student’s Freedom of Expression

