Jahalin Bedouin fear new Israeli transfer plan

Published on April 18, 2013

Id Khamis Jahalin sits in his sparsely furnished, illegally-built shack, and worries about his future. A father of seven, he was born in this community of tents and shacks about ten miles east of Jerusalem.

Are critics of Israeli occupation getting nervous?

By David Suissa
Published on March 19, 2013

It’s a sure sign of nervousness when people start using the vocabulary of absolute certainty — when they refuse to allow for even the possibility of debate.

Illegal Israeli mall workers drawing attention from U.S. law enforcement

Published on February 26, 2013

In 2006, aspiring Israeli singer Rami Feinstein faced a big-time dilemma: Would he sign a 19-year contract with a top talent agent and relinquish 45 percent of his future profits, or take a job illegally selling cosmetics at an American shopping mall?

Migron must be evacuated in a week, Israel’s high court rules

Published on August 29, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the West Bank outpost of Migron must be evacuated by Sept. 4.

Jerusalem court clears way for S. Sudanese migrants’ deportation

Published on June 7, 2012

A Jerusalem court ruled that Israel could deport South Sudanese migrants who entered the country illegally.

Opinion: Israel must criminalize purchase of sex

Published on February 8, 2012

In Israel, an estimated 15,000 individuals are involved in prostitution, including 5,000 under the age of 18, according to reports shared with the Task Force on Human Trafficking by Knesset member Orit Zuaretz of the Kadima Party, as well as other experts and activists. The reports say that the average age of entry is just 14 and that more than 90 percent of those involved in prostitution in Israel are subject to severe physical abuse, often by their clients.

Israel demolishes third illegal outpost this week

Published on January 12, 2012

Israeli security forces demolished an illegal West Bank outpost, the third this week.

Knesset approves bill to deter illegal migrants

Published on January 10, 2012

Israel's Knesset approved a bill that would allow authorities to arrest and hold illegal migrants for up to three years.

Agreement could save illegal West Bank outpost

Published on December 20, 2011

A pending agreement between the settlers' council and the Israeli government will prevent the destruction of the Ramat Gilad outpost in the West Bank.

Agriprocessors’ Rubashkin denied new trial


Published on September 21, 2011

Former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was denied a new trial by a U.S. appeals court.


Israel begins building barrier on Egyptian border

Published on November 22, 2010

Israel began construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt.

Move over Madoff, L.A. gets its own indicted philanthropist

By Adam Wills
Published on March 5, 2009

More Information on Getting That Visa

Published on September 7, 2006

The U.S. government estimates that about 40 percent of people who are in this country illegally arrived on a legal visa but lost their legal status either by overstaying or otherwise violating the terms of their visa. These are sometimes referred to as "nonimmigrant overstayers."

Living and Working [Il]legally in America—It’s Not Just for Latinos Anymore

By Roberto Loiederman
Published on September 7, 2006

According to statistics compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during 2004 alone, 540 Israelis were deported or about to be deported. If that many Israelis were caught, it stands to reason that there are many thousands more -- in Los Angeles as well as the rest of the United States -- who have not yet been located by authorities.

The Slop Sink

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 29, 2005

At the heart of the tenement kitchen was the slop sink, a metal basin maybe a foot shorter than a standard bathtub, but a few inches deeper. Here the woman of the house washed vegetables and clothes, and on occasion herself and her children.

U.N. Failing in Conflict-Resolution Role

By James D. Besser
Published on July 22, 2004

All of this comes to mind in the face of this week's effort by the Palestinians to generate anti-Israel resolutions in the General Assembly in response to the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) -- the judicial but injudicious arm of the United Nations -- that Israel's controversial new security barrier is illegal and must be torn down.

Bombing Adds Insult to Ruling on Fence

By Dan Baron
Published on July 15, 2004

The International Court of Justice may have ruled it illegal, but Israel's West Bank security barrier has at least one new supporter.

For Sammy Masrawa, it was more baptism by fire than conversion, after Masrawa witnessed a bombing that killed an Israeli woman and wounded at least 20 others in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

Settlers Struggle to Hold Biblical Israel

By Dina Kraft
Published on January 8, 2004

Migron, the largest and most established of the 100 or so illegal Jewish outposts set up across the West Bank, is on the front lines of a looming showdown between the settler movement and the Israeli government. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon recently pledged to dismantle such settlements in accordance with the U.S.-led "road map" peace plan.

Credibility Gap

By David Landau
Published on February 3, 2000

Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his closest political allies have been scrambling to limit the damage to their government following a scathing report on the financing behind Barak's election campaign last year.

Sewing Controversy At Museum of Tolerance

By Eric Roth
Published on December 2, 1999

Visitors to the Museum of Tolerance expect to encounter evidence of brutality and organized evil. The current third floor exhibit, built around a reconstruction of a slave factory with barbed wire, and featuring video testimonials from survivors, seems predictable enough.
Yet the events documented didn't happen in Eastern Europe during the 1940s. The victims were rescued by government authorities, and the illegal garment factory imprisoning 73 Thai workers was located in El Monte, California in the early 1990s.