The Right to Property
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For decades the Israeli government has been enforcing a policy of unequal distribution of land rights among Palestinian residents of the West Bank. Settlement construction continues to grow, resulting in the confiscation of land that should otherwise be allotted to Palestinian residents. Palestinian homes continue to be illegally demolished, while remaining villages find themselves cut off from public infrastructure, particularly in Area C.
ACRI continues to press for the recognition of the Palestinian right to property and publicly advocates for a halt in illegal Jewish settlement construction. ACRI also utilizes legal channels to promote the allocation of state resources to Palestinian villages within the territories, to oppose any further home demolitions and to demand the creation of master plans encompassing Area C villages.
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Firing Zone 918 – What’s the Deal?
March 7, 2013
Who are the ‘cave dwellers’? How does an area turn into a ‘firing zone’? What will happen to them if … Read more
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IDF Training in Firing Zone 918 Despite Injunction Order
February 26, 2013
IDF exercises cause serious harm to the livelihood and lifestyle of the residents of the Yatta District in Area … Read more
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When a Palestinian home isn’t really a home | Tamar Feldman
February 21, 2013
Israel’s Defense Ministry claims that eight West Bank villages, populated by over 1,000 Palestinian residents and continually inhabited … Read more
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ACRI files new petition against expulsion of 1,000 Palestinians from Area C
January 16, 2013
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel filed a new petition this morning (January 16, 2013) at the High Court … 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
Legal Work
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“High Court Endorsed Systematic Discrimination”
April 6, 2011
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual harshly criticized … Read more
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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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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
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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
In the Knesset
Publications
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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
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State of Human Rights Report 2008
December 7, 2008
ACRI Gauges Israel’s Realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 60th Anniversary of its Adoption The full version … Read more
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Discriminatory Planning and Building Policies the West Bank
October 6, 2008
Despite its obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the welfare of the Palestinian civilian population under occupation, Israel’s planning … Read more
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Human Rights in the Occupied Territories – An Overview
December 18, 2007
June 2009 marked the 42nd anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. During this entire … Read more
