Israeli prosecutor: Yishai’s plan to deport migrants not approved

Published on October 25, 2012

Israel's state prosecutor, saying the government has not approved a plan to arrest Sudanese asylum seekers, rejected a petition by Israeli human rights organizations to prevent its implementation.

Israel moves to deport Ivory Coast migrants

Published on June 28, 2012

Migrant workers from the Ivory Coast have two weeks to leave Israel before they begin being arrested and ultimately deported, Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai said.

Israeli leaders criticized over deadly 2010 Carmel forest fire

Published on June 20, 2012

Israeli leaders were sharply criticized in a government watchdog's report on Wednesday into emergency services' lack of preparedness for a 2010 forest fire that killed 44 people, but there were no calls for dismissal.

Israel rounds up African migrants for deportation

Published on June 11, 2012

Israel said on Monday it had started rounding up African migrants in the first stage of a controversial "emergency plan" to intern and deport thousands deemed a threat to the Jewish character of the state.

Deport African migrant criminals, Israel’s Yishai says

Published on May 16, 2012

Most African migrants in Israel are involved in criminal activity and should be imprisoned and deported, Israel's interior minister said.

A king, a martyr, and a bunch of rabbis

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 10, 2012

Israel’s Yishai apologizes for saying soldiers do not have faith

Published on January 18, 2012

Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai apologized for saying that Israel fell short in the Second Lebanon War because its soldiers did not have faith.

Carmel aftermath: Israel allocates $223 million for preparedness

Published on January 10, 2011

In the wake of the Carmel Forest fire, Israel's government approved more than $223 million for homefront emergency preparedness and disasters. Nearly $100,000 will be allocated to establishing an upgraded national fire service and an aerial firefighting force, according to the bill approved Sunday. The vote was 20 to 3 with one abstention. Interior Minister Eli Yishai opposed the bill, demanding a doubling of the budget for fire services.

Who is to blame for deaths in Israel’s Carmel forest fire?

By JewishJournal.com
Published on January 6, 2011