Tag Archive: asylum seekers
Ensuring Equal Education in Tel Aviv Schools
NIF grantee ACRI delivers an important win for civil rights in Israel.
Bringing Holiday Gifts to the Asylum Community
The Reform Movement in Israel marked Purim with traditional mishloach manot, or gift baskets, to asylum seekers who have faced severe economic crisis as a result of the pandemic.
Calling for Government Aid for Asylum Seekers
A report by NIF grantees reveals a desperate situation for the majority of asylum seekers in Israel and calls for immediate government intervention.
Demanding Protections for Asylum Seekers
Israeli civil society and several members of Knesset are raising their voices against the freezing of government assistance to refugees.
“Deposit Law” Struck Down, Helping Asylum Seekers
Following a petition from several NIF grantees, the Israeli government must return money it had confiscated from asylum seekers’ earnings.
Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers
By law, the Israeli government confiscates part of asylum seekers’ paychecks. NIF grantees are trying to change that.
Congolese Refugees Facing Deportation from Israel
The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants has succeeded in suspending the deportations but the status of Congolese people seeking asylum is still tenuous.
Activists Demand Refuge for People Seeking Asylum in Petach Tikva
Residents of Petach Tikva are being singled out based on their skin color and Israeli civil society is fighting back against the mayor’s racist policy.
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
I never would have believed the Trumpian fashion in which the prime minister would falsely accuse us of trying to “erase the Jewish character of Israel,” or that he would demand, on the basis of lies, that we be subjected to a parliamentary committee of inquiry.
NIF CEO on Win for People Seeking Asylum in Israel: “This Is What Democracy Looks Like”
Earlier today the Israeli government disclosed to Israel’s High Court that it would not forcibly deport people seeking asylum to third countries. PM Benjamin Netanyahu then posted on Facebook that he was seeking to re-open detention facilities for this population. NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement…