Israel african migrants

Suspect arrested for murder of Sudanese national

On Friday fifteen foreign nationals were arrested by police for involvement in a knife brawl in which 10 Eritrean citizens were injured.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023.
INTERIOR MINISTER Ayelet Shaked. ‘I think we can agree that this is not the best look to which Israel can aspire,’ says the writer, referring to the denial of asylum to a woman fleeing female genital mutilation.

Israel should do better by its asylum seekers - opinion

As a nation built by people who once sought asylum, Israel must consider how the nation treats those currently seeking the same protection.

|ByMARCO GREENBERG
Migrants protest their potential deportation with a mock slave auction outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv in 2018

As Sudan forges ties with Israel, what status do migrants have?

Much attention has been given to haredim and Arabs during the coronavirus era, but what of Israel's African migrants, whose status is still under dispute?

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

NGO: State must protect rights of migrant mothers, children

Currently, many of the complaints regarding mistreatment of migrants in detention are serious, but the volume of those facing these issues are smaller than in the recent past.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Amsalem: Netanyahu may go back to UN agreement on migrants

Coalition chairman said the PM may go back to plan he canceled within 24 hours of its announcement, and that the proposal to probe the New Israel Fund is toothless.

APRIL 4, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
African asylum seekers line up to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

With Rwanda out, state says looking into other options for deportation destination

The state told the High Court this morning that it will be investigating to see if another country fits the court's standards.

APRIL 4, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE, YONAH JEREMY BOB
African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

Migrants wake to shattered dreams

"I woke up in the morning and there was nothing."

APRIL 3, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Crowds protest cancelling the UNHCR migrants deal outside the Ministry of Interior in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2018

UNHCR urges Netanyahu to reconsider migrants agreement

Since 2005 a total of 64,000 Africans have entered Israel illegally over its border with Egypt.

APRIL 3, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Crowds protest cancelling the UNHCR migrants deal outside the Ministry of Interior in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2018.

Despite High Court freeze, migrants fear nothing will stop deportations

African asylum-seeker: I am not a terrorist, don’t compare me to my father’s murderers

MARCH 21, 2018ByILANIT CHERNICK
African asylum seekers wait to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

Forced deportation? We shall see

Israel had the right to build a fence along its Egyptian border.

MARCH 19, 2018BySHELDON GELLAR
African migrants wait in line for the Population and Immigration Authority office to open in Bnei Brak.

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.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Anti-deportation activists gather at Ethiopian Airlines in Tel Aviv Monday to protest its role in deporting African migrants.

Plan to deport African migrants goes against Jewish and democratic values

It is clear that the growing public opposition to the government plan is based on firm principles.

FEBRUARY 15, 2018ByGILAD KARIV
African migrants painted in white hold signs during a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport part of their community, in front of the Rwandan embassy in Herzliya, Israel

UNHCR involved in finding safe alternative to Rwanda

The ministry recently announced that married men, women and children will not be subjected to deportation or imprisonment for the time being.

FEBRUARY 9, 2018ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
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)

Two-thirds of Israelis favor deporting African migrants, poll finds

Two-thirds of the public (65.9%) support the plan, but there is a gap between Israeli Jews, 69% of whom back it, and Israeli Arabs, among whom only 50% are for deportation.

FEBRUARY 7, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
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.