Last week, we profiled Israel’s unfair treatment of African migrants and the illegal steps the government has implemented to deal with asylum seekers.
This week, Israel took further steps to disfranchise refugees and illegal immigrants; the Knesset approved a 2% cut from all ministries to fund m…
Archive for the ‘Refugees’ Category
Update on Israel’s Migrant Response
December 13th, 2011
Migrants in Israel receive less than a warm welcome
December 6th, 2011
On November 25, Eritreans protested in front of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, expressing their discontent with the plight of African migrants in Israel. From their journey through their settlement in Israel, asylum seekers fleeing oppressive regimes face physical harm and discrimination from bot...
Libya’s ‘New Racism’
September 5th, 2011
Black African migrants in Libya face an increasingly perilous situation. As we have blogged before, black African migrants have been the target of attacks by anti-Gaddafi forces on suspicion of being mercenaries for the regime since the conflict in Libya began. Recent reports suggest that the dange...
Filipinos in Syria
September 5th, 2011
Many Filipino domestic workers are in dire need for help amidst the turmoil escalating for weeks since the Syria revolution erupted in June. Activist groups have welcomed the recall of the Phillipine ambassador to Syria by order of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It has become clear that the am...
Challenges to establish Eritrean identity
July 15th, 2011
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A recent case before the Tel Aviv Administrative Court highlighted the common misunderstandings which may occur when asylum seekers apply for protection in Israel. Tigset, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was ordered to leave Israel in March 2010. The Israeli Ministry of Interior (MoI) deemed her to be Et...
Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel unite
July 14th, 2011
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“I didn’t feel my country as my country. Every day my life was disturbed, I was suppressed. I could not live my life in such a way”. These are the words of Kidane Isaac who was caught attempting to flee Eritrea by the border police and sent to military prison in 2007. After four months, he and...
The plight of Eritreans in Egypt
June 11th, 2011
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This post originally appeared on the Arabist and re-posted here with permission. You should also watch Channel Four’s recently aired documentary looking at Eritreans in Sinai who tried to sneak into Israel. Asylum seekers and refugees in Egypt face a threat of deportation to countries where ...
Racism toward African asylum seekers on the rise in Israel
November 14th, 2010
Racism toward African asylum seekers, fueled by politicians and Jewish religious leaders, is reaching new levels in Israel. In several cities Rabbis are urging Jews not to rent apartments to Africans, and African refugees are presented as a national security threat by Israeli politicians. The propos...
Israel considers mass-deportations of African asylum seekers to Africa
October 27th, 2010
The site of Israel’s leading newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported today that Prime Minister Netanyahu is considering offering African leaders millions of dollars in exchange for their acceptance of deported African asylum seekers who have entered Israel. Such a plan was proposed back in 2008 and...
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