The "Override Clause" Explained
What’s wrong with the “override clause” for High Court of Justice rulings? The "override clause" implies that the Knesset may preclude...
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Jun 9, 20203 min
HCJ Repeals Law Expropriating Palestinian Land!
Update as of June 9, 2020: Following ACRI’s petition with Peace Now and Yesh Din from 2017, the Law for the Regularization of Settlement...
Dec 22, 20191 min
Israel 2020: 20 Proposals for the New Knesset
Politically, 2019 was a year of gridlock and instability due to the lack of a government. As a result, many important human rights issues...
Oct 2, 20193 min
Too Early to Declare the End of the Override Clause
Following the results of the September 2019 elections, pundits swiftly declared that the significance was, among other things, that there...
Jul 24, 20191 min
The occupation cannot be hidden
In anticipation of the hearing on the deportation of Omar Shaker, HRW's representative in Israel, at the High Court of Justice, today 20...
Jul 12, 20192 min
Gender Segregation in Institutions of Higher Education
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and the Israel Women's Network have...
May 29, 20191 min
Upcoming Anti-Democratic Legislation, 2019
The discussions surrounding the formation of the new government included reports of a long list of acts of legislation and policy plans...
Mar 27, 20192 min
ACRI Appeals “McJesus” Decision by Haifa Court
Yesterday (26.3.2019) ACRI filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the Haifa District Court's verdict regarding displaying the...
Jan 15, 20194 min
Ongoing Anti-Democratic Legislation, November 2018
Shrinking Democratic Space in Israel November 2018 update In recent years, Israel has been undergoing a process of "shrinking democratic...
Dec 23, 20183 min
Petition to HCJ: Repeal the Nation-State Law
Association for Civil Rights in Israel to High Court of Justice: Repeal the Nation-State Law The petition states that the law worsens...
Dec 10, 20183 min
2018 - A Dangerous Year for Democracy
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published today (12/10/2018) its annual position paper regarding the state of human...
Nov 12, 20184 min
Knesset Roundup: November 12, 2018
"The Loyalty in Culture Bill"; Prevention of Workplace Abuse; Transgender Rights; The Medical Institute for Road Safety’s Conduct; Death...
Oct 18, 20182 min
Democracy in Israel is Under Threat
Dear Friends, The fact of the matter is that with every year, the democratic space in Israel is narrowing and the voices causing its...
Aug 18, 20182 min
The “Breaking the Silence” Law
State Education Law (Prevention of Activity in an Educational Institution of External Bodies Acting Against the IDF or the Goals of...
Aug 17, 20182 min
No More "Administrative Mistakes"!
Dear Friends, This week, we once more witnessed the Shin Bet internal security agency attempt to intimidate a critic of government...
Aug 6, 20183 min
Warning Conversations at Ben Gurion
Over the past two months, several incidents have been reported involving the detention of workers in civil society organizations at Ben...
Jul 26, 20184 min
Summary – Knesset's Summer Session
ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in mid-July...
Jul 24, 20183 min
The Language that You Don’t Want to Hear
Raghad Jaraisy I was born to a family that loves language: my father is a politician, an engineer, and a bookworm, and my mother – a...
Jul 20, 20183 min