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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ACRI in the News: August 2012
September 2, 2012
Justice Ministry Regulation Would Prevent Stateless Persons from Filing Suit Justice Ministry to review new regulations that may ban Palestinians, … Read more
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ACRI in the News: July 16 – July 31 2012
August 2, 2012
Israeli Democracy at Risk Israel’s Embattled Democracy July 21, 2012 (New York Times) The Association for Civil Rights in … Read more
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ACRI in the News : July 1 – July 16 2012
July 17, 2012
Levy Committee Report Denies Occupation of West Bank Validate Settlements, Israeli Panel Suggests – July 9, 2012 (New York … Read more
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“The Levy Committee Report Authorizes a Regime of Institutionalized Discrimination”
July 9, 2012
ACRI: “The conclusions of the Levy Committee for the Arrangement of Outposts are legally unfounded and authorize a regime of … Read more
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ACRI in the News: June 2012
July 1, 2012
Government Proceeds with Plan to Detain Asylum Seekers ‘Infiltrators imprisonment plan unrealistic’ June 4, 2012 (Ynet) Illegal, unrealistic and … Read more