African migrants remain trapped at border following hearing

Published on September 6, 2012

A group of African migrants remain trapped at the border with Egypt after Israel's Supreme Court decided to hold another hearing next week on their situation.

Israel deports 150 more South Sudanese

Published on June 26, 2012

Israel deported 150 more migrants from South Sudan. A plane loaded with the African migrants, which Israel calls illegal infiltrators, left Israel for South Sudan on June 25. Some 120 South Sudanese migrants had left Israel last week.

Tutu reaches out to Jewish journalist upset with Israel over migrants

Published on June 25, 2012

Archbishop Desmond Tutu responded to the outrage of a Jewish journalist in Cape Town over Israel's policy toward African immigrants.

Israel begins repatriating South Sudanese migrants

Published on June 17, 2012

A planeload of 120 illegal migrants was scheduled to leave Israel for repatriation in South Sudan.

Out of Israel, back to Africa

Published on June 12, 2012

African migrants chosen for deportation from Israel were nervously awaiting a knock on the door or a tap on the shoulder on Tuesday as immigration officials rounded up hundreds for departure flights due to begin at the weekend.

Give Israeli migrants absentee voting rights, Jerusalem institute recommends

Published on March 28, 2012

Israel should give Israeli migrants absentee voting rights for their first four years abroad and finance schools for the children of Israelis in the Diaspora, a new policy paper recommends.

Israel deports 150 African migrants

Published on December 14, 2010

Israel sent 150 Sudanese migrants back to their home country. The deportees, who left late Monday night, will fly through a third country on their way back. Sudan would not take them back directly since the African nation is technically at war with Israel. Israeli officials stressed that each of the migrants had agreed to leave voluntarily. In addition to paying for their flights home, Israel also gave each returning family $500. Most of the migrants entering Israel are economic migrants, not refugees, according to reports.

Illegal African migrants killed crossing to Israel

Published on August 16, 2010

Six African migrants attempting to cross into Israel were killed by their smugglers and by Egyptian forces.

Rushdie’s ‘Clown’ No Laughing Matter

By Gina Nahai
Published on April 27, 2006

Salman Rushdie is at Disney Hall, addressing a near-capacity audience as part of the Music Center's 2006 Speaker Series. He has come this March 1 evening to talk about politics and art, truth and tyranny, free and forbidden speech. He has come, also, to promote his newest book.