Illustrative. © Arhivafoto15 | Dreamstime.com On October 19, 2025, a soccer match was scheduled to take place between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv (the Derby). The police decided to cancel the match a few minutes before it was due to start, after pyrotechnics were thrown from the stands of Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, some of which hit police officers and other fans. The fans were asked to disperse, but from the moment they left the stadium, the police acted with arbitrary

© Rafael Ben Ari | Dreamstime.com On October 20, 2025, ACRI contacted the legal advisors to the government, the Israel Prison Service (IPS), and the Ministry of National Security, following media reports about plans to reclassify anyone incarcerated for remaining in the country illegally from criminal prisoners to security prisoners. The appeal warns against the harmful implications of the new policy and requests that this change not move forward.   In the appeal, Attorney Ni

Illustrative. Foreign workers in Tel Aviv. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-stok Since the outbreak of the war, there has been a rollback of protections regarding the recruitment and employment of migrant workers in Israel. Three government decisions concerning the commerce and services sector are one area in which it is apparent that these protections, which were won after decades of intense work, are being removed.    The three government decisions defined the "commerce and servi

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

© Brian Maudsley | Dreamstime.com Allenby Bridge is the border crossing connecting the West Bank and the rest of the world. Palestinians...

© Maksym Voitenko | Dreamstime.com Since the beginning of the war, major movement restrictions have been imposed on Palestinian residents...

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Wix media On September 18, 2025, ACRI sent a petition to the Attorney General following the recent expansion of the involvement of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) in investigating suspected criminal incidents by framing them as terrorist events. For instance, several months ago the Shin Bet was involved in investigating an incident in which marine flares were set off in Caesarea; in recent weeks there have been reports that the Shin Bet is involved in investigating susp

September 17, 2025 Subscribe to ACRI's newsletter Donate to ACRI Dear   friend, I would not recommend human rights work to anyone seeking...