Eritrean migrants in israel

Religious Zionist MK to advance bill greatly limiting migration into Israel

If the bill is to pass, Israel would have a set annual quota for people gaining refugee status in the country.

 Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023
 Toronto police work at the scene of a protest held by Eritrean anti-government protestors outside a pro-government event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 2, 2023.

Violent protests against Eritrea's government are an international occurrence

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening a ministerial task force on the Eritrean riots in Tel Aviv on September 3, 2023

Netanyahu calls to deport Eritreans after hundreds hurt in Tel Aviv riot

South Tel Aviv protest. August 1, 2021.

Demonstrators at south Tel Aviv protest attack police, asylum seekers


High Court temporarily freezes African migrant deportations

It appears that the current freeze may only be for the next couple weeks and that the court intends on issuing a final decision before April 1.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

What mayors can teach the government

Mayors would do well to explain to the government why integration is not only a moral imperative, but a practical one too.

An African refugee in south Tel Aviv wears a T-shirt with a Hebrew phrase referring to the Holocaust: “I promise to remember... and never forget!” (Reuters)

Tales from South Tel Aviv: African migrants describe life in the shadows

Last week, we spent time in south Tel Aviv chatting with asylum seekers on the verge of deportation as well as with residents who expressed their concern over the degradation and crime in the area.

A STREET vendor waits for customers in south Tel Aviv

Black Caucus urges Israel to nix deportation of African migrants

15 of 49 members of the Congressional Black Caucus have signed the letter, including some who over the years have taken a lead in advancing pro-Israel policies.

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric L. Richmond and fellow members hold a news conference

15,000 protest deportation of asylum seekers in Tel Aviv

Among the slogans: "Money for the neighborhoods — not for another Holot [Detention Center]" and "No expulsion, no Holot — rebuild the neighborhoods."

Anti-deportation protest in Tel Aviv on February 24, 2018

Israel AIDS Task Force demands asylum seekers with HIV not be deported

The Health Ministry is currently treating 184 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants for HIV.

Eritrean migrants in Tel Aviv.

Hotovely: Israeli citizens are living under the terror of the infiltrators

The government is creating a false reality to deport African migrants, says MK Rozin.

Anti-deportation activists gather at Ethiopian Airlines in Tel Aviv Monday to protest its role in deporting African migrants.

Court’s Eritrean military ruling may be ‘game changer’ for asylum seekers

Thursday’s ruling may provide a respite for thousands of men who received deportation notices earlier this month.

African asylum seekers line up to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

Israeli Court: Flight from Eritrean army is basis for refugee status

Under the Refugee Convention, which Israel is a party to, persons who cannot return to their country of origin because of threat of persecution must be granted refugee status.

Sudanese and Eritreans in Israel protest their treatment in front of the Knesset

UNHRC in talks with gov’t to find safe alternatives for African migrants

Majority deported to Rwanda and Uganda said to end up homeless and exploited.

An African migrant wears a T-shirt with a Hebrew phrase referring to the Holocaust," I promise to remember... and never forget!" in south Tel Aviv July 17, 2013.