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Jul 7, 20212 min read
Upon the Citizenship Law’s Expiration, the State Must Prepare to Process Status Applications
With the long overdue expiration of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law, ACRI appealed to the Executive Director of the Population...
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...
May 30, 20211 min read
Translation Requirement for Arabic Documents as a Condition for Housing Assistance
On May 20, 2021, we filed a petition with the Jerusalem Court of Administrative Affairs against the Ministry of Housing, demanding that...
May 29, 20212 min read
ACRI Appeals Against Unlawful Detentions of Arab Citizens
In recent weeks, the Israeli police have arrested close to 2,000 people, the vast majority (90%) of whom are Arab residents and citizens...
May 23, 20211 min read
Make Clalit’s Health Care Services Accessible with Arabic Options
Clalit, the largest of Israel's four state-mandated health service organizations, insures 1.3 million Arab citizens of Israel (71% of all...
May 18, 20212 min read
Make Be’er Sheva’s Public Outdoor Bomb Shelters Accessible
Public, above-ground bomb shelters (called “miguniot” in Hebrew, which typically refer to portable bomb shelters located above-ground in...
May 17, 20212 min read
Providing Protection for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev
In recent days, a number of rockets have fallen on some of the unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, which are home to tens of...
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 12, 20211 min read
The Prime Minister’s Message to Border Police: Do Not Worry About Public Inquiries
Following Prime Minister’s remarks to Border Police upon their entry to the city of Lod, to act with no fear of public inquiries and...
May 12, 20211 min read
Take Responsibility and Stop the Cycle of Hate!
In the past two days we’ve seen violence and loss of control among citizens as well as the authorities. Especially now, when it seems as...
Apr 25, 20211 min read
Modes of appointing teaching staff in the Arab education system
The Ministry of Education employs two modes of appointing teaching staff in official educational institutions: one for Jewish schools, in...
Apr 4, 20213 min read
Affordable housing in Tel Aviv - Not Only for the Young
The Tel-Aviv District Court ruled yesterday (4.4.2021) that the Municipality of Tel-Aviv must reconsider the condition for participating...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Racial Profiling by the Police Towards an Ethiopian Boy
ACRI filed a tort claim against the Police on behalf of a 16 year old Ethiopian boy. The boy, a Holon resident, never got in trouble with...
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Police Conduct Toward Protesters in Umm al-Fahm
On February 28, two days after a protest held by Palestinian citizens in Umm al Fahm was violently dispersed, we contacted the Chief of...
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Discrimination Against Women in Budget Allocation for Soccer Teams
On August 25, 2019, we submitted a joint amicus brief request with the Israel Women’s Network to join a petition against discriminatory...
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Landmark Ruling: HCJ Limits Police Authority
On January 25, 2021, the High Court handed down a landmark decision on our petition; the Court has significantly reduced the range of...
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Jews – 15, Arabs – 0: Promoting Adequate Representation in Planning Institutions
Although the Arab population constitutes approximately 20% of Israel's population, it lacks adequate representation in the state's...
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Translating the Operation of Food Security Project to Arabic
In recent days, information has been spread via media channels and the internet regarding the launch of an important and much-awaited...
Nov 22, 20201 min read
An End to Segregation in the Educational Institutions in Petah Tikvah
On 7.7.2020, following a previous petition in the matter, we filed a second petition against the Municipality of Petah Tikvah and the...
Nov 12, 20203 min read
ACRI Appeals to Desegregate Tel Aviv Schools
Earlier this week, on 9.11.20, ACRI and the Clinic for Law and Educational Policy at the University of Haifa appealed to the Minister of...
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