Refugees in israel

Tekuma region population grows 10% past pre-October 7 levels as 90% of residents return

Alongside the return of residents who were evacuated, thousands of new residents have moved to the region since October 7.

Israeli families from kibbutz Nir Oz who's houses were burned in the October 7 massacre, visit their old homes before they're destroyed in order to be rebuilt. August 30, 2026.
Protests against illegal immigration in Tel Aviv.

Decapitated mannequins placed at houses of judges, Tel Aviv mayor, in protest of illegal immigrants

 A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, on July 12, 2024.

UNRWA operations in east Jerusalem set to end, concerns continue

 Posing outside the Dan Jerusalem Hotel (L-R): Herzl Shriki and his daughter Tamar, Shelly Dadia, Leah and Marc Hersch, Shalom Chayut, and Yosef Tzarfati.

Home Sweet (not) Home: The displaced residents of northern Israel


The Fifth Column: Incitement is coming in droves

Dangerous times are ahead and it is our duty as a society to stand up for those most in peril.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Tales from South Tel Aviv: African migrants describe life in the shadows

Last week, we spent time in south Tel Aviv chatting with asylum seekers on the verge of deportation as well as with residents who expressed their concern over the degradation and crime in the area.

A STREET vendor waits for customers in south Tel Aviv

15,000 protest deportation of asylum seekers in Tel Aviv

Among the slogans: "Money for the neighborhoods — not for another Holot [Detention Center]" and "No expulsion, no Holot — rebuild the neighborhoods."

Anti-deportation protest in Tel Aviv on February 24, 2018

Israeli Court: Flight from Eritrean army is basis for refugee status

Under the Refugee Convention, which Israel is a party to, persons who cannot return to their country of origin because of threat of persecution must be granted refugee status.

Sudanese and Eritreans in Israel protest their treatment in front of the Knesset

The deportation of Eritreans is not in Israel’s national interest

The Eritreans/Tigrayans are proud people, who have survived for the past 3,000 years, kept our Orit/Torah religion and culture, language and way of life.

AN ASYLUM seeker from Eritrea works on his laptop at his home in south Tel Aviv in 2017.

Think About It: The lies surrounding the African refugees

The lies around this affair go beyond the basic facts of the situation.

An African migrant holds an Israeli flag after being released from Holot detention centre in Israel's southern Negev desert August 25, 2015.

L’expulsion des migrants africains en question

Réagissant à différentes initiatives de la société civile, le gouvernement justifie sa politique

Migrants africains attendant l’ouverture du bureau de l’Autorité de la population et de l’immigration à Bnei Brak le 4 février

Former Canadian official: Israel risks more damage if it deports migrants

"A Jewish and democratic state – which Israel is – can address and redress these problems, thereby reflecting and representing the best of our tradition and our democracy.”

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

The debate over planned deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese nationals

Deporting people against their will to the countries they escaped from evokes strong and disturbing recollections of dark episodes in Jewish history.

AN ASYLUM seeker from Eritrea works on his laptop at his home in south Tel Aviv in 2017.

Why I stand with the asylum seekers

Talk to your congregations; demand that your communities apply whatever pressure they can on the Israeli government to stop this disgrace.

An African migrant holds an Israeli flag after being released from Holot detention centre in Israel's southern Negev desert August 25, 2015.