Migrants in israel

Israel's population hits 10 million people before 2025

Population in Israel grows by 1.1% in 2024 as record emigration and deaths impact growth, a Central Bureau of Statistics report found.

 People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.
 Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"

Thailand names four Thai nationals killed by Hezbollah rocket fire

 An empty migrant boat washed up on Israel's Mediterranean shore on October 1, 2023

Abandoned boat with Somali belongings found on Israeli shore

An African migrant sits near the Old Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv, Israel February 3, 2020

Israel to bring thousands more foreign workers to tackle high living costs


UN urges Israel to find solutions for African migrants

The vast majority come from Eritrea and Sudan and many say they fled war and persecution as well as economic hardship.

African migrants sit at the Holot open detention center in the Negev in Southern Israel

Knesset members vote to worsen migrant conditions ahead of deportation

Following the meeting, Amnesty International Israel called on the country to allow all the migrants to stay.

Residents of south Tel Aviv protest against African migrants living in their neighbourhood

Govt., not refugees, to blame for South Tel Aviv slums, residents say

“These people are not looking for problems; they wanted to flee violence and work hard to support themselves. Where is the humanity?”

AN AFRICAN MIGRANT street vendor waits for customers in South Tel Aviv in July.

Netanyahu: Shabbat and safe transportation both important for Israel

Netanyahu took 'Haaretz' publisher to task for tweet calling him and other ministers ‘murderers in suits.'

Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Party leader Gabbay forces Zionist Union to back expulsion of migrants

Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On said Gabbay had “forgotten what it means to be a human being."

Labor leader Avi Gabbay speaks at a faction meeting

Tough on migration

There are no easy answers when dealing with the worldwide migrant crisis – and this holds true for Israel no less than for Europe, the US or Australia.

African migrants gesture behind a fence during a protest against Israel's detention policy towards them

High Court: State cannot detain migrants indefinitely

The High Court ruled that Israel can press migrants to leave the country but cannot detain them indefinitely for refusing to go.

African migrants gesture behind a fence during a protest against Israel's detention policy towards them

New tax in Israel leaves African migrants feeling unwanted and unwelcome

New tax rules force employers to put part of migrants' salaries in a fund which can only be accessed once they leave Israel.

African migrants in Tel Aviv

A school for migrants in Tel Aviv

The Schoolhouse in South Tel Aviv aims to provide skills migrants can take with them anywhere in the world.

The Schoolhouse in South Tel Aviv

State failing to identify, help migrant victims of abuse, NGO charges

Migrants walk along rail tracks on sunset close to a migrant collection point in Roszke, Hungary