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Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter January 20, 2026 Goats from a nearby settler outpost grazing on what was the home of a resident of Ras al-Ain Dear   friend,   This past Wednesday, members of ACRI’s staff visited the village of Ras al-Ain in the southern Jordan Valley in the West Bank. Ras al-Ain was home to about five communities of approximately 110 Bedouin families. “Was,” because it is in the process of being dismantled and evacuated, after being forcibly expelled by settle

Photo: © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com At the end of a major hearing at the Supreme Court this past July, the court's security guards feared violence from right-wing activists who had come to court. To avoid this, they helped representatives from ACRI quickly escape from the courtroom the moment the proceedings ended and tried to hide us in one of the corners of the building. And so there we found ourselves, after a principled and important legal hearing about the starva

November 24, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter © Ilkin Guliyev | Dreamstime.com Dear   friend, Throughout Israel’s history, only one person has been sentenced to death: Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann was a high-ranking Nazi, and one of the major architects and facilitators of the mass deportation of Jews to ghettos, concentration camps, and extermination camps during the Holocaust.  In reports to the United Nations and in other publications, Israel has justifiably taken pride in

November 13, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Dear friend, There are times when you have to get your hands dirty.  ACRI’s work usually takes us to the courtroom and the Knesset, but a week ago a group of us went to the West Bank to accompany and help Palestinian farmers harvest their olives.   While much of the focus has been on Gaza, major escalations in violence have taken place in the West Bank since October 2023. Life in the West Bank, which was never particularly easy

October 27, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Photo: © Martin Haas | Dreamstime.com Dear friend, We are thrilled to see a halt to the war and the return of the living hostages, and are hopeful that the ceasefire will continue to hold. We know that the process of rebuilding, justice, and accountability will take years. This war has cost so many lives, and ground down so much of the work we had done to preserve human rights. Now the process of rehabilitation for the people,

September 18, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Donate to ACRI Dear   friend, I am happy and proud to share that today, after a decade...

September 17, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Donate to ACRI Dear   friend, I would not recommend human rights work to anyone seeking...

9/16/2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Donate to ACRI After a night of explosions in Gaza, we awoke to another horrific morning in the...

September 11, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter ...to ensure that the minimum standards that the state owes to every person held by it,...

September 9, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Dear   friend, September is here, which means it is time for back-to-school. School in...

July 27, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Displaying photos of children killed in Gaza. Photo: J. Ron, Shatil-stok Dear friend, For...

July 24, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter ACRI at the Supreme Court, July 17, 2025. Photo: Gili Meisler, ACRI Dear friend, ACRI's work...

6/17/2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Sign indicating the location of a public bomb shelter. Photo: © Arkadiy Yarmolenko |...

June 9, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Dear friend, Usually, I update you directly about our activities and efforts, but this time I...

5/27/2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Dear friend, Let us state the obvious: creating living conditions that do not allow for...

April 10, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Photo: Wix Dear friend, The holidays of spring tend to share themes of hope, renewal, and...

March 21, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter Photo: Rachel Druck Dear friend, I just returned from a weeklong trip to the United States,...

March 13, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter A demonstration to free the hostages. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stok Dear friend, The...

February 27, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Dear friend, There are many pressing issues that we are currently facing. And yet, in...

February 13, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter Photo: © Alejandro Bernal | Dreamstime.com Dear friend, To say it has been chaotic...

Photo credit: Tomer Applebaum, Haaretz February 3, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter Dear friend, I have never been one to sugercoat...

January 16, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter Dear friend, After fifteen months of this horrifying war, a ceasefire and hostage deal...

December 10, 2024 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter 76 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly declared that every human being...

November 14, 2024 Subscribe to ACRI's Newsletter This newsletter is based on an op-ed that I wrote in Hebrew that was published in the...

October 31, 2024 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter This newsletter is bleak, and I know that it is arriving during what is already a very...

Since Ben-Gvir took office as Minister of National Security, there has been a rapid deterioration of prisoners' rights, especially...

Freedom of protest is one of the only tools that civilians have to raise their voices, resist and express themselves. We have witnessed...

Since the onset of the war, there has been a substantial deterioration of prisoner’s rights in Israel in which security prisoners have...

Protecting freedom of expression and freedom of the press has been paramount at ACRI for over 50 years, in fact,  ACRI’s first legal...

Within 48 hours of the heinous attacks on October 7th, the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, has led an expansive civilian...

Ramadan is a holy and significant month in which Palestinian families come together, with greater expenses and more frequent visits to...

Since the start of the war, the progression of the regime change and their impact on Israeli democracy seemingly came to a pause....

We are thrilled to announce a significant victory for human rights: the High Court of Justice accepted ACRI's stance, representing 38...

Trying to summarize this past year is an almost impossible task. The tumultuous roller coaster ride resisting the anti-democratic...

The US has recently implemented a visa ban on any Israeli citizens that are known to have participated or aided in settler violence...

In the shadow of human tragedy of historical proportions in Israel and Gaza, the displacement of thousands of individuals from their...

Dear Friend, I am writing to inform you that since yesterday one of ACRI's staff members has been subjected to relentless and sustained...

These are truly gut-wrenching times. Hearts are heavy, grief is deep, and fear is all-encompassing. Just like all of you, we, ACRI's...

Dear Friends, In a historic gathering, all 15 High Court judges convened yesterday to deliberate a pivotal amendment to the Basic Law:...

Dear Friends, Yesterday we submitted a historical petition to the High Court of Justice, on behalf of ourselves and 37 other human rights...

For six long months, the Israeli government has been working to suppress human rights and democracy in Israel. • Annexation of the...

Dear Friends, The first time I met Dan Yakir, I was ACRI's client. Back in 2006, Dan represented the Jerusalem Open House during the...

Dear friends, The current Israeli government’s attacks on democracy continue at a dangerous and fast pace. But, the regime change...

Dear colleagues and friends, In these days of consternation and fear, I wanted to let you know that we, at ACRI, are now more determined...

Dear friends and supporters, We did it! The engagement and support that we witnessed from all over the world is inspiring. Thanks to you,...

We're Almost There! Dear friend, I am happy and excited to tell you that in the last two days, thanks to you, we have raised $233,099 in...

Dear Friend, The Arab Bedouin minority of the Negev is one of the most discriminated groups within the Arab population and within Israeli...

This week, schools in Israel are reopening their doors for a new academic year. At ACRI, we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of...

Dear friends, I want to share with you this quote from Lila, who lives in Tel Aviv, regarding her 8-year-old son attending a school...

It was no small miracle that the bullet didn't hit anyone. For the past month, the Israeli army has been conducting a live-fire drill in...