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Repair Safety Defects Near Educational Institutions in East Jerusalem
On August 14, 2022, ACRI and the Union of Parents of East Jerusalem Students petitioned the Court of Administrative Affairs, demanding...
Aug 14, 20222 min read


The Palestinian Flag; Frequently Asked Questions, and Answers.
Below are answers to the questions we get asked the most about the Palestinian flag. Last February, ACRI petitioned the Police...
Jun 22, 20221 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...
Jun 10, 20222 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...
May 24, 20223 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...
Mar 1, 20221 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 20, 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...
Jan 11, 20222 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 22, 20211 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...
Nov 11, 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...
Oct 26, 20212 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....
Aug 23, 20213 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 30, 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...
Jun 4, 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 19, 20212 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 13, 20214 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 12, 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....
May 10, 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...
Apr 19, 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...
Mar 17, 20212 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 28, 20211 min read
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