Tag Archive: asylum seekers
The Growing Opposition to the Deportations
Just like Americans showed up at airports when President Donald Trump tried to implement his Muslim Ban, Israelis are showing up right now on this issue.
The Pilots are On Board
A group of El Al pilots and over 130 airline crew members pledged their support for African asylum seekers as a result of Zazim‘s campaign.
It’s Not ‘Us Versus Them’
Residents of South Tel Aviv Stand in Solidarity with African Asylum Seekers.
What’s Happening to Asylum Seekers in Israel?
The situation of the 38,000 African asylum seekers in Israel has become increasingly tenuous due to new legislation and changes in governmental policy.
Asylum Seekers in Jeopardy
Recent moves by the Israeli government have stoked panic among asylum seekers.
Detained Asylum Seekers Learn To Use Photography As a Protest Tool
“I want to tell my story, who I am and how I got here, and then ask: Do you think I deserve these conditions?”
High Court Rules African Asylum Seekers Cannot be Detained Indefinitely for Refusing Deportation
Human rights organizations feared a policy of forced deportation to un-named third countries.
Americans Join Global Naomi Chazan Activism Fellowship Program
Thirteen fellows traveled in Israel and the occupied territories, learning about social justice issues in order to engage their home communities.
Israel Grants Residency Status to 200 Asylum Seekers from Darfur
Years of advocacy prompted the government to make this move, and more work is needed to address the larger refugee situation.
OpEd: American Jews Are New Target of Israel’s Unprecedented Escalation Against Civil Society
In this op-ed, which was originally published in Haaretz, NIF VP of Finance, Operations and Administration Jennifer Gorovitz writes: “Given Netanyahu’s repression of dissent, perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that Israel’s border control considered me a ‘national security risk’.”