israel Archives – Jewish Journal

Deporting illegal immigrants: Israel’s unresolved challenge

Shmuel Rosner August 29, 2017

Leaving Israel, Africans face detention, possibly death

Simone Wilson March 11, 2014

“When the conflict started in the Darfur region and we came to Israel, all the people knew why,” said Yeman Adam, a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker who fled to Israel in 2008.

Thousands of African migrants protest outside Israeli parliament

Jewish Journal January 8, 2014

More than 10,000 African migrants demonstrated outside Israel\’s parliament on Wednesday, extending protests into a fourth consecutive day in a quest for recognition as refugees and freedom to work legally without fear of incarceration.

NGO: Eritrean asylum seekers pressured to leave Israel

Jewish Journal February 15, 2013

Israel attempted to deport 25 Eritrean asylum seekers in violation of international conventions, according to an Israeli NGO supporting the rights of migrants.

Israel’s refugee crisis: How about a Jewish response?

Jewish Journal June 25, 2012

What shall be done about the large number of non-citizens who dwell in Israel? This question is no longer merely vexing; it is urgent, inflammatory, sometimes violent, often vulgar.