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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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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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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ACRI in the News: January – February 2013
March 14, 2013
ACRI Op-Eds Dostoyevsky In The West Bank – January 31, 2013 (The Daily Beast) by Liza Rozovsky, ACRI … 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
In the Knesset
Publications
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What’s the Difference? Illegal Outposts, Palestinian Towns in Area C, and Unrecognized Villages in the Negev
March 26, 2012
In recent months, there has been an ongoing public debate in Israel regarding the demolition of houses that were built … Read more
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State of Human Rights Report 2011: Far from Sight, Liberty in Israel Is Diminishing
December 8, 2011
To mark International Human Rights Day, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is publishing its annual report on … Read more
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ACRI Presents: Five Facts about the Jordan Valley
August 23, 2011
Did you know… That 90% of the residents of the Jordan Valley are Palestinians? According to a poll commissioned … Read more
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Average Israelis, how much do you know about the Jordan Valley?
June 13, 2011
Apparently, not enough. A public opinion survey commissioned by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) reveals: the majority … Read more
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ACRI Publications 2006-2010
October 27, 2010
ACRI’s Shadow Report regarding Israel’s Third Periodic Review by the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, October 2010 “Unsafe … Read more
Legal Work
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High Court Rules: “Israeli-Only” Route to be Open to Palestinians
December 30, 2009
ACRI welcomes decision on its petition as landmark ruling, supportive of democratic principles In a precedent-setting ruling, Israel’s High Court … Read more
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ACRI, Bimkom: First Principled Petition on Demolitions in Jerusalem
November 2, 2009
Petitioners demand the court order the Jerusalem municipality to suspend its illegal policy of house demolitions in East Jerusalem until … Read more
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High Court Accepts ACRI Petition on Segregated West Bank Road
October 22, 2009
ACRI: Ruling is a victory for tens of thousands of local residents, but stops short of banning separation regime JERUSALEM … Read more
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Following ACRI Petitions, Separation Barrier Ordered Rerouted
September 9, 2009
Decision will return thousands of dunams of Palestinian agricultural land to the Palestinian side, remove impediments to access In a … Read more
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High Court rule on Ni’ilin Sets Human Rights As Prime Consideration
July 1, 2009
Court rules against IDF’s Judge Advocate General’s “extremely unreasonable” decision to charge a commander and soldier who had shot a … Read more