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Jun 9, 20222 min read
Population and Immigration Authority Services in East Jerusalem
On April 22, 2018, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice against the Population and Immigration Authority, demanding that residents...
May 23, 20223 min read
East Jerusalem - Situation Report
Approximately 358,804 Palestinians live in Jerusalem, the largest city in Israel, comprising about 38% of all the city's residents. The...
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Police Brutality Against Palestinians at Damascus Gate
On February 28, 2022, the police used sweeping and unjustified violence against hundreds of Palestinians who had gathered around Damascus...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Severe Flooding in Kufr 'Aqab neighborhood in East Jerusalem
Flooding in Kufr 'Aqab, January 2022 Residents of Kufr 'Aqab—a neighborhood in East Jerusalem located beyond the separation...
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law: Supreme Court Issues Interim Order to Ministry of Interior
© Monkey Business Images - Dreamstime.com On January 11, 2022, the Supreme Court grants repeal submitted by Association for Civil Rights...
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Install cameras in police booths at the entrance to Damascus Gate
ACRI and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice on November 22, 2021, demanding that cameras...
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Establish family health centers in East Jerusalem neighborhoods beyond the separation barrier
On November 11, 2021, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice along with a group of mothers, who are residents of Jerusalem, demanding...
Oct 25, 20212 min read
Improper Police Conduct Around Damascus Gate in Jerusalem
Evidence that has come to our attention through filmed documentation published on social media, indicates that in recent weeks the Israel...
Aug 22, 20213 min read
Police policy to ban display of the Palestinian flag
ACRI Appeals: 1. Waving the Palestinian flag during a demonstration 2. Waving the Palestinian flag at a high school graduation party 3....
Jun 30, 20212 min read
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law
The Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law prohibits the spouse of an Israeli citizen from acquiring legal status and access to rights in...
Jun 3, 20212 min read
What’s Happening in Sheikh Jarrah?
In East Jerusalem, there are two different laws that apply to property, the combination of which generates discriminatory legal...
May 18, 20212 min read
Police Conduct in Sheikh Jarrah
Video by Erez Harodi On 13.4.2021, we appealed to the Legal Advisor to the Police demanding an investigation into the violent and...
May 13, 20214 min read
ACRI responds to turmoil in mixed cities
From the start of the holy month of Ramadan, ACRI called upon Israeli authorities—from the Attorney General to the Chief of Police—to...
May 11, 20212 min read
How did we get here?
We are in the midst of a difficult culmination of events that began in Jerusalem and spread throughout Israel and south to Gaza. The...
May 10, 20212 min read
East Jerusalem – Facts and Figures, 2021
Every year, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel publishes facts and figures about the lives of Palestinian residents in Jerusalem....
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Jerusalem Police’s Barricades and Brutality at Damascus Gate during Holy Nights of Ramadan
Footage by Nir Hasson On April 19, 2021, along with our colleagues at Ir Amim - City of Nations, we sent an urgent appeal to the Police...
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Fire and Emergency Services in East Jerusalem Neighborhoods Beyond the Separation Wall
Ahmed Dola, age 34 from Kfar Aqab, suffocated to death after a fire broke out in his home. Mr. Dola called for his neighbors and then...
Feb 28, 20211 min read
JNF Policy to Acquire Lands in the West Bank Exclusively for Jews
On February 14, 2021, the JNF Board of Directors approved a resolution promoting a policy of land acquisition in Area C in the West Bank,...
Feb 18, 20211 min read
A Legal Amendment Will Allow Interrogation of Suspects from Israel in the Occupied Territories
On February 15, 2021, ACRI submitted comments on a legal memorandum that seeks to authorize a detention and interrogation facility in the...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Granting Residents of East Jerusalem Legal Assistance Regarding Status
According to Israeli law, a person who is unable to independently afford legal assistance for certain issues is eligible for free legal...
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