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Thanks to ACRI, the Jerusalem Municipality will Repair the Road it Destroyed in Ras Hamis
The destroyed road. Photo courtesy of the residents On June 24, 2025, police and officials from the Jerusalem municipality arrived at the...
Jun 302 min read


Blocking the Main Access Roads to the At-Tur Neighborhood in East Jerusalem
Blocking the entrance road to At-Tur. Photo: Aviv Tatarsky, Ir Amim On June 14, 2025, one day after the beginning of the conflict with...
Jun 191 min read


Shelters are Needed to Protect the Residents of East Jerusalem Neighborhoods Beyond the Separation Wall
Al-Issawiya neighborhood, East Jerusalem. Photo: © Konstantin Bolotinsky | Dreamstime.com On June 19, 2025, we approached the Mayor of...
Jun 192 min read


Allow Seriously Ill Residents of Kfar Aqab to Pass Through a Less-Congested Checkpoint
Hizma checkpoint. Photo: © Ronen Barany | Dreamstime.com The village of Kfar Aqab in Jerusalem is located beyond the separation barrier...
Jun 172 min read


Disconnected East Jerusalem Neighborhoods 20 Years After the Separation Barrier: A Report
Students returning from school waiting at the Shuafat checkpoint. Photo: Ronit Sela, ACRI It has been 20 years since the construction of...
May 181 min read


Raid on East Jerusalem Bookstore and the Arrest of its Owners
Educational Bookshop after the Police Raid. Photo: Nir Hasson The Educational Bookshop is a not just a bookstore in East Jerusalem. It is...
Feb 242 min read


Reopen the National Insurance Branch at the Qalandiya Crossing
© Gabriela Catz | Dreamstime.com The National Insurance Institute branch at the Qalandiya crossing, which provided services to the tens...
Jan 51 min read


Water supply in the Kfar Aqab neighborhood in Jerusalem
The Kfar 'Aqab neighborhood is located within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, beyond the separation wall, and is home to tens of...
Aug 18, 20242 min read


A Silent Takeover: Changing the Nature of Israeli Control of the West Bank
On December 29, 2022, the 37th government of the State of Israel was sworn in. Against the backdrop of the "judicial reform," the Hamas...
Jul 21, 20242 min read


State of the Occupation Year 57: A Joint Situation Report
Twenty-one human rights organisations are signatories to this report. Our position remains clear: human rights are the universal rights...
Jun 6, 20244 min read


Remove the Illegal Waste Disposal Site in Jerusalem's Jabal Mukaber Neighborhood
For the past two and a half years, an illegal waste disposal site has been located in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood, which has become a...
May 30, 20241 min read


Developments and Warrants in the Criminal Proceedings at the Courts in The Hague –Questions and Answers
What are the courts in The Hague? Two separate courts sit in The Hague and are authorized to hear cases involving the violation of human...
May 23, 20241 min read


East Jerusalem in the Shadow of War
Following the murderous attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a protracted war in Gaza, at the cost of extensive harm to...
Apr 8, 20242 min read


March 2024 in the Knesset: Attacks on Freedom of Expression
The trends of silencing, harm to media outlets and journalists, and the intention to silence citizens who criticize the regime are...
Mar 25, 20245 min read


Memorandum of Law on Revocation of Citizenship: Designated Status, Revocation of Citizenship Geographical rights and Restrictions
On January 4, 2024, we sent comments (Hebrew) regarding a government memorandum of a law, which seeks to establish a new type of status...
Jan 4, 20242 min read


Grant Status on Humanitarian Grounds to Stateless Persons Educated in Welfare Institutions
In March 2023, we filed an appeal (Hebrew) against the ruling of the Appeals Court that rejected a request to grant status to three...
Dec 26, 20232 min read


The Judicial Overhaul in the Shadow of the War: Attack on Democracy and Human Rights Continues
Even before the terrorist attack Hamas perpetrated on October 7, and before the war broke out, Israeli democracy was facing severe...
Dec 20, 20232 min read


Allow Palestinians with a Family Unification Permit to Enter Jerusalem Through the Shu'afat Checkpoint
Approximately 300 residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, living alongside Israeli spouses and family members with family...
Dec 19, 20231 min read


Demolition of Houses in East Jerusalem Amidst the War
On 18th October 2023, two house demolitions occurred in the Beit Hanina neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The demolitions were carried out...
Oct 23, 20231 min read


Lack of Protection in East Jerusalem Neighborhoods
In the majority of the apartments and residential buildings in East Jerusalem neighborhoods, there are no safe rooms or shelters. These...
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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