ACRI in The Media

Israel's anti-war movement includes mothers of soldiers serving in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis Protest Against Gaza War After Police Reverse Ban

"The idea was to remove the checks and balances, which were very poor to begin with, and permit any government legislation," said Noa Sattath, executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and an opponent of the changes, in a recent interview with NPR.

Palestinians Detained at Israeli Prison Report Severe Violence and Abuse by Guards

Attorney Anne Sucio of ACRl said: "This tragic case is a chilling example of the dangers of mass and wanton firearms distribution. When the Minister of National Security sets up firearms distribution stands as if they [guns] were toys for children, and lowers the bar for receiving a private firearms license, this is the inevitable outcome."

Israeli Supreme Court Justices to Visit Prisons Following Deaths of 6 Palestinian Inmates

ACRI demands IDF explain use of AI targeting system

"Attorney Tal Hassin of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel wrote to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, calling the decision illegal and alleging that it was made without the necessary authority. "To the extent that the minister or the ministry's staff have indeed instructed schools not to take back students released in the hostage deal, this constitutes an illegal directive that violates the principle of independence and discretion that principals are entitled to, and completely ignores the best interests of the students," Hassin wrote."

"Gil Gan-Mor, a lawyer with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, says the proposal should greatly worry all Israelis. "It seems that the amendment is primarily intended to grant the Shin Bet more and more powers and sophisticated surveillance tools, and it does not adequately protect the rights of citizens nor include sufficient monitoring mechanisms or transparency," he says."

Unrecognized Bedouin village gets its first-ever rocket shelter, as war rages

"While a protest calling for a ceasefire was approved only after the Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitioned the Supreme Court, protests on other matters led by Jewish Israelis since the start of the war have generally been granted police approval. In other words, the only protests the police claim to not have the capacity for are those that oppose the war. "

Noa Sattath, executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, says the government's drive for more guns has skirted the definition of what's legal. "Laws were not passed through the regular procedure of legislation but are fast-tracked as emergency regulations," she says. "So there's less oversight on them."