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Requirement to Translate Documents from Arabic to Hebrew as a Condition for Housing Assistance
On May 20, 2021, ACRI filed a petition against the Ministry of Construction and Housing in the Jerusalem Administrative Court, demanding...
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Discrimination of Arab Customers in Apartment Sales
On August 24, 2021, we filed a petition with the Be’er Sheva Administrative Court against the Israel Land Authority (ILA), demanding that...
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Make Government Websites Fully Accessible to Arabic Speakers
In recent years, online government services in Israel have undergone significant development. In 2013, the government decided to...
Aug 30, 20212 min read
High Court Rejects ACRI's Call to Repeal Nation-State Law
The Association for Civil Rights petitioned the High Court of Justice on December 23, 2018, demanding the repeal of the “Nation State...
Jul 11, 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...
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Following our Appeal, Oxidation Ponds Near Dimona Were Fenced off.
The wastewater ponds run by the Kolchei haNegev Company in the municipal area of Dimona are not fenced—the fencing that was previously in...
Jul 6, 20211 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
Affordable housing for Arab residents of Jaffa
On June 3, 2021, we sent our position regarding an affordable housing project intended for Jaffa’s Arab population, to Deputy Attorney...
Jun 2, 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 30, 20211 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 29, 20212 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 23, 20211 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 17, 20212 min read
Stop the Social Media Witch Hunt Against Arab Workers
Arab health-care workers have recently informed us and our colleagues at Kav LaOved – Worker’s Hotline that they have been summoned to...
May 16, 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
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
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 11, 20212 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 25, 20211 min read
The Need for an Arab Public School in Upper Nazareth
On October 28, 2019 nine families from Nof HaGalil (Upper Nazareth), along with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the...
Apr 21, 20214 min read
Translating the Orders and Procedures of the Israel Prison Service to Arabic
ACRI, Physicians for Human Rights and HaMoked petitioned to the High Court on 24.3.2021 demanding that the Israel Prison Service (IPS)...
Mar 24, 20212 min read
The Police’s Conduct During the “Plowing” Operation in Sa’Wa Village
On 22.2.2021, police forces entered the Bedouin village of Sawa in the Negev to escort a “plowing” operation in the agricultural fields,...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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