Successes | Association for Civil Rights in Israel

A Historic Ruling: Police Cannot Use Racial Profiling to Ask for ID

© Ben Gingell | Dreamstime.com First Petition On August 18, 2019, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Association of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, and the Public Committee Against Torture petitioned the Supreme Court with the demand that the court prohibit police from detaining people on the street and asking them to present identification when there is no suspicion that they have committed a crime. As part of the petition, we also called for the revocation of the

Dec 14, 20255 min read

Serious deficiencies in kindergartens in the unrecognized village of Al-Jara in the Negev

Kindergartens in al-Jara. Photo: Attorney Abeer Joubran The village of al-Jara in the Negev is an unrecognized village that is not within the jurisdiction of any local authority, so the responsibility for kindergarten education lies with the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education contracted with the al-Kasom Regional Council, a Bedouin regional council in the Negev, and provides it with budgets to manage registration and operate the village’s four kindergartens on i

Oct 14, 20251 min read

Declaring a Closed Military Zone Near the IDF Chief of Staff's Home

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-stok On September 7, 2025, the media reported that following anti-war...

Sep 9, 20252 min read

Thanks to ACRI, an Antiwar Protest was Allowed in Sakhnin

Antiwar protest, Tel Aviv, July 12, 2025. Photo: Tal A.M "Protest Documentation," Whatsapp On July 21, 2025, ACRI contacted the police and the Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of activists from the political coalition Hadash who sought to organize a demonstration in the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel against the continuation of the war in Gaza. The organizers coordinated the demonstration with the local authorities, even though the law does not require them to do so. R

Jul 21, 20252 min read

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 29, 20252 min read

Thanks to ACRI, Shelters in Nazereth's Schools will Remain Open

Nazareth. Photo: © Alexirina27000 | Dreamstime.com On June 17, 2025, we sent an urgent appeal to the Mayor of Nazareth, the Home Front...

Jun 18, 20251 min read

Thanks to ACRI, the Police Changed the Procedure for the Use of Stun Grenades

On October 31, 2024, the police updated the "Deployment and Use of Stun Grenades" policy. The new version (Heb) allows officers to...

Jun 5, 20252 min read

Thanks to ACRI, Garbage Collection has Resumed in an East Jerusalem Neighborhood

A pile of garbage in Kafr Aqab, May 28, 2025. Photo courtesy of the residents. On May 28, 2025, ACRI contacted the Jerusalem...

May 31, 20251 min read