Summary of the Knesset’s summer session
ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in … Read more
Nation-State Law
Discussions in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation was completed on Tuesday 18th July in the morning hours, and later on, … Read more
Changing the Method for Appointing Legal Advisers
ACRI: The proposed bill will harm the independence and professionalism of the civil service, the protection of the rule of … Read more
Updates from ACRI
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High Court Dismisses Petition Regarding 12 Villages in Firing Zone 918
August 14, 2012
The Israeli High Court of Justice decided on August 8th, 2012 to dismiss the petition regarding the 12 Palestinian villages … Read more
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High Court of Justice Denies Arab Citizens Right to Vote
August 2, 2012
Bir Hadaj residents prevented from registering for regional council elections; Opinion warns that allowing Bedouin petitioners to vote in predominately … Read more
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Update: Anti-Democratic Legislation Initiatives
August 2, 2012
In recent years, ACRI has been increasingly troubled by expanding assaults on Israel’s democratic values. Of great concern is the … 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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Khirbat Zanuta Petition – Still No Solution
July 30, 2012
Court gives parties 30 days to submit additional responses; State must offer a solution for the village residents; petitioners must … Read more
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Tomorrow High Court Will Decide Fate of Khirbat Zanuta Residents
July 29, 2012
Tomorrow (30 July 2012), the Israeli High Court will hear the petition of the residents of Khirbat Zanuta and the … Read more
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Jerusalem Municipality Confiscates Demonstrators’ Equipment to “Prevent Waste of Public Money”
July 24, 2012
In response to a letter from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) demanding the return of equipment confiscated … Read more
