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Allow Lifesaving Winter Supplies into Gaza

Gaza, November 25, 2025. Photo by Yousef Zaanoun, Activestills On December 16, 2025 ACRI sent an urgent appeal to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the Commander of the Southern Command, and the Minister of Defense, demanding that residents of the Gaza Strip be supplied immediately with protective equipment to cope with the looming winter, including tents, sealing sheets, blankets, sanitation equipment, and heating and lighting equipment. In the ap

Dec 16, 20252 min read

Refusing Entry of International Medical Volunteers to Gaza

Photo: Wix media In October and December 2025 we sent three appeals to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and others regarding the refusal to allow the entry of volunteer doctors from around the world to the Gaza Strip. The three doctors on whose behalf we appealed had previously volunteered in Gaza before being refused entry. They hold American and British passports and there is no claim that they pose a security risk. Instead, the issue is that they

Dec 14, 20252 min read

Meet the 2025 Recipients of the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award

Every year, the Association for Civil Rights awards the Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award to a person or organization that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel. These are the recipients of the 2025 award: Jack Khoury. Photo: Rami Shllush, Haaretz Jack Khoury , journalist for Haaretz and news director of Radio A-Shams. For two decades, Khoury has consistently and persistently called for human rights and equality, and for mediation

Nov 3, 20252 min read

Let Gaza City's Hospitals Stay Put, Stay Open, and Stay Safe

Illustrative. Destruction in Shejayia, Gaza City. Photo: © Taitharris | Dreamstime.com ACRI, together with Physicians for Human Rights,...

Sep 25, 20252 min read

Reopen the Allenby Bridge Border Crossing

Sep 25, 20252 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

Gaza City Residents Have Been Told to Evacuate-But They Have Nowhere to Go

A displaced persons camp in the Al-Muasi area, Khan Yunis. Photo: Doaa Albaz, Activestills After the army announced that those residing...

Aug 28, 20252 min read

"No Starvation in Gaza"? Facts and Figures

The body of a baby in Khan Younis, July 19, 2025. Photo: Doaa Albaz, Activestills Since the beginning of the war, professional and...

Jul 31, 20257 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