Legal Work

For a full list of pending legal cases that ACRI is involved in, click here.

  • “High Court Endorsed Systematic Discrimination”

    “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

  • The “Slavery Law” and Beyond: New Bills Targeting Foreign Residents

    The “Slavery Law” and Beyond: New Bills Targeting Foreign Residents

    March 24, 2011

    The Knesset Internal Affairs Committee is currently discussing three government-sponsored bills that aim to restrict the legal status of non-Jews … Read more

  • Petition to the HCJ to Disqualify Acceptance to Communities Law

    Petition to the HCJ to Disqualify Acceptance to Communities Law

    March 23, 2011

    The Nakba Law and the Acceptance to Communities Law, part of the recent slew of anti-democratic legislation that ACRI has … Read more

  • Racial Discrimination in Airports: One, Not Unusual, Story

    Racial Discrimination in Airports: One, Not Unusual, Story

    March 21, 2011

    “I am telling you all of this so that you would know. That it happens here. To Arabs. All the … Read more

  • HCJ Issues an Order Nisi Regarding Racial Profiling of Arabs in Airports

    HCJ Issues an Order Nisi Regarding Racial Profiling of Arabs in Airports

    March 3, 2011

    On March 3 2011, following ACRI’s appeal, the High Court of Justice has issued an Order Nisi requiring the Israeli … Read more

  • HCJ: Authorities Have 5 Years to Provide Public Education in East Jerusalem

    HCJ: Authorities Have 5 Years to Provide Public Education in East Jerusalem

    February 6, 2011

    On February 6, the High Court of Justice ruled in ACRI’s favor in a petition concerning the failure of the … Read more

  • ACRI Condemns Court Conviction of Activist Jonathan Pollack

    ACRI Condemns Court Conviction of Activist Jonathan Pollack

    December 27, 2010

    Placing a Demonstrator Behind Bars – another Stain on Deteriorating Democracy Pollack will spend three months in jail for participating … Read more

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    High Court Decides Amendment to Tax Break Law is Unjust

    September 16, 2010

    In response to petitions submitted by ACRI and Adalah, the High Court of Justice decided that Amendment 146 to the … Read more

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    ACRI Slams Court Decision against Hijab-Wearing Teacher

    September 1, 2010

    In response to the Jerusalem Labor Court’s support of a school which had fired a teacher for wearing a head … Read more

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    ACRI: Chaim Pearlman Must Meet with a Lawyer

    July 19, 2010

    Order comes following similar case of Amir Makhoul Following media reports about the authorities’ refusal to allow Chaim Pearlman, who … Read more