Tag Archive: Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Israel’s Attorney General Investigating Airport Interrogations after ACRI Intervention
The detentions of progressive activists – Israeli and foreign — at the border have raised alarm and brought action.
WATCH: The Next Battle for Israeli Democracy
A discussion on trends from the most recent Knesset session and how progressive Israelis are organizing to defend democracy in the days ahead. With Libby Lenkinski, NIF’s VP for Public Engagement, Daniel Sokatch, NIF’s CEO, Mickey Gitzin, NIF’s Israel Director, and Debbie Gild-Hayo, Advocacy Director at the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
Backgrounder: The Jews-Only “Nation-State” Bill
The Netanyahu government successfully passed the “Nation-State” Bill yesterday, shortly before the end of the Knesset’s summer session. The vote was 62 to 55.
Kfar Saba Celebrates Its First Pride March
Police wanted the organizers to pay for security and for a six-foot high fence. We pushed back.
Confronting Police Brutality in Haifa
Video shows Jafar Farah calmly walking to a police cruiser after his arrest at a demonstration in Haifa on Friday night. He ended up with a broken knee.
Responding to the Gaza Crisis
The terrible situation along the Israel-Gaza border deteriorated to a new low last week.
NIF CEO on Gaza: Most Important Statement Is Our Grantees’ Work to Protect Human Lives and Rights
We are deeply disturbed that unarmed Palestinian protesters are being killed and wounded by Israeli fire at the Gaza border. Israel has a right to defend its borders and citizens, but must never target unarmed people who pose no threat to security forces. We are also deeply disturbed that Hamas risked the lives of Gaza’s protesters, including children, as cover for terrorist activities.
NIF / Shatil Social Justice Fellows, 2018 – 2019 Cohort
Miriam Areta, who is spending her fellowship year working at Itach-Ma’achi: Women Lawyers for Social Change, is the Jay E. Orlin Fellow. Miriam was born and raised in Bat Yam, Israel to Ethiopian parents until immigrating to the United States at the age of 9 where she was raised across the metropolitan area of Atlanta,…
Legislative Alert: Two Bills That Really Matter
The Nation-State bill and the High Court bill—both threats to Israeli democracy—will be on the agenda when the Knesset reconvenes next week.
ACRI Human Rights Day Activities Continue Despite Right Wing Opposition
Education Minister Naftali Bennett tried to cancel ACRI’s conference on workers’ rights.