Impact of Settlements
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Despite International Humanitarian Law prohibiting the unlimited construction of settlements within an Occupied Territory, construction only continues to increase, and in areas that are ever more controversial. The settlement enterprise has exploited the resources of the occupied area, including land and water, which are meant to serve the local inhabitants; it has restricted access to farmland, particularly plots located near settlements; it has imposed harsh constraints on freedom of movement within the West Bank; personal security has been undermined due to settler violence, which has not been addressed by the law enforcement authorities; and it has limited the development and construction of Palestinian towns and villages. Furthermore, the violation of Palestinian human rights perpetrated by Israeli settlement in the Occupied Territories is exacerbated by the institutionalized discrimination of Palestinians in the West Bank in favor of Israeli residents of the area.
ACRI seeks to protect the fundamental human rights of the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories, particularly through public advocacy and protesting the continued justifications for settlement construction offered by Israeli leadership. ACRI refuses to accept the reallocation of land based on racial and religious excuses.
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Attorney General responds to Expropriation Law Petition
November 22, 2017
Attorney General responds to Expropriation Law Petition submitted by ACRI, Peace Now and Yesh Din to High Court of Justice … Read more
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ACRI, Peace Now and Yesh Din Petition the High Court against the Expropriation Law
March 5, 2017
ACRI, Peace Now and Yesh Din submitted a petition to the High Court of Justice today, on behalf of 27 … Read more
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Comments on Unauthorized Construction on Private Palestinian Land
November 27, 2016
The purpose of these proposed laws is to grant retroactive approval to unauthorized construction on privately-owned land in the West … Read more
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Info-sheet: The 12 Villages of Firing Zone 918 in the South Hebron Hills
February 21, 2016
This info-sheet was prepared together with Rabbis for Human Rights and with Breaking the Silence. Summary For over a … Read more
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One Rule, Two Legal Systems: Israel’s Regime of Laws in the West Bank
November 24, 2014
A New Report from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel One Rule, Two Legal Systems: Israel’s Regime … Read more
In the Knesset
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Bills for Arrangement of Outposts – a Step Up in Contempt for Rule of Law in OPT
June 5, 2012
Tomorrow (6 June 2012), two proposed bills are scheduled to be brought before the Knesset plenum for a preliminary reading, … Read more
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Israeli Authorities Must Bolster Law Enforcement in OPT, but without Trampling on Rights
January 4, 2012
Tomorrow (Thursday, 5 January 2012) the Knesset’s Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee is scheduled to hold an expedited discussion regarding … Read more
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State Announces West Bank Route 443 to Remain Segregated Till May 2010
August 12, 2009
Palestinian residents of the West Bank have been prohibited from driving on Route 443, a main thoroughfare for some 160,000 … Read more
Publications
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Info-sheet: The 12 Villages of Firing Zone 918 in the South Hebron Hills
February 21, 2016
This info-sheet was prepared together with Rabbis for Human Rights and with Breaking the Silence. Summary For over a … Read more
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One Rule, Two Legal Systems: Israel’s Regime of Laws in the West Bank
November 24, 2014
A New Report from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel One Rule, Two Legal Systems: Israel’s Regime … Read more
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Analysis: Should Price Tag Attacks be Considered Terror Acts?
July 21, 2013
The ineffectiveness of law enforcement agencies to combat the phenomenon of “price tag attacks” has been an issue causing much … Read more
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ACRI’s State of Human Rights Report 2012
December 16, 2012
ACRI’s 2012 Situation Report examines the current state of human rights in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: house … Read more
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ACRI Letter to International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements
September 28, 2012
Yesterday (27 September 2012), ACRI sent a letter to the Secretariat of the International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in … Read more
Legal Work
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Comments on Unauthorized Construction on Private Palestinian Land
November 27, 2016
The purpose of these proposed laws is to grant retroactive approval to unauthorized construction on privately-owned land in the West … Read more
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Information Sheet – Allocation of State Land in OPT
April 23, 2013
It has emerged from facts provided to ACRI and Bimkom, that only 0.7% of state lands in Area C … Read more
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High Court to State: Explain Use of Private Guards in E. Jerusalem
December 13, 2012
The High Court of Justice today (13 December 2012) issued an order nisi instructing the state to explain the deployment … Read more
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“Attempting to Distinguish Settlements from Outposts Creates a False Distinction”
April 22, 2012
Attorney Tamar Feldman, Director of ACRI’s Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Department, sent a letter on Thursday (19.4.12) to … Read more
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Rescind Directives to Settlers Regarding Use of Live Fire in September
August 31, 2011
ACRI calls on military to rescind directives to settlers regarding the use of live fire in September. Following a … Read more
Media
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OPT: Resources on Right to Life and Bodily Integrity
June 24, 2009
High Court rule on Ni’ilin Sets Human Rights As Prime Consideration, July 2009 Demanding Suspension of IDF Commanders Virob and … Read more
Policy Advocacy
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Analysis: Should Price Tag Attacks be Considered Terror Acts?
July 21, 2013
The ineffectiveness of law enforcement agencies to combat the phenomenon of “price tag attacks” has been an issue causing much … Read more
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ACRI Calls for Examination of Measures to Protect Palestinians from Settler Violence
June 11, 2013
Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on “price tag” incidents in the Knesset’s Interior Committee, the Association for Civil Rights in … Read more
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“Approving Levy Committee’s recommendations is admitting inexistence of rule of law in West Bank”
October 17, 2012
Following reports of the Prime Minister’s intention to bring the Levy Committee’s recommendations for government approval, ACRI states: “Approving the … Read more
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ACRI demands the immediate evacuation of a new settlement in Hebron
March 21, 2007
ACRI appeals to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Demand the Immediate Evacuation of the New Settlement Established in the Heart … Read more