With Nowhere to Go After Refugee Camp Inferno, Lesbos Migrants Sleep on Roadsides

Greek authorities have transferred more than 400 children and teenagers to the mainland, of the about 12,500 people who lived in the Moria camp

83 Migrants Rescued in Sahara Desert, UN Migration Agency Says

The group headed for Libya from a number of African countries was stranded without food or water for three days, one migrant said

Migrants Trying to Reach Europe Pushed to Deadly Atlantic Ocean

More than 250 others have died or gone missing trying to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa

Opinion I Want Israel and Sudan to Make Peace. But Not Like This

With meetings midwifed by the UAE, Mossad and Mike Pompeo, Israel is pushing for normalization with Khartoum, ground zero of the Arab boycott. But its strategy prioritizes contact with Darfur genocide perpetrators, not Sudan’s civilian government

To Save Money, Israel Wants to Quarantine Foreign Workers in Deserted Detention Camp

Critic says keeping workers 'in jail, in tents in the middle of the desert' in order to make it less expensive for employers seems 'especially cynical'

Israel Ignoring or Mishandling 99.7 Percent of Asylum Requests, NGO Says

Report shows that in 2011-2019, immigration authority approved 39 out of 64,542 requests, while gov't has reviewed just 32 cases out of 13,000 it said it would reexamine

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Israel Fails to Investigate Employers Who Stole Money From Over 1,000 Asylum Seekers

Only 60 cases have currently been opened by authorities, with sanctions taken against 30 employers, while asylum seekers collectively deplore a loss of millions of shekels

Asylum Seekers in Israel Forced to Make 'Unreasonable' Journey to Immigration Office

Immigration Authority branch in southern city closes, and asylum seekers now have to travel several hours to central Israel to get basic services

Israel's Finance Minister Can't Block Funding to Aid Asylum Seekers, Attorney General Rules

Yisrael Katz had ordered the funding suspended following an outcry from activists opposed to the presence of foreign migrants in south Tel Aviv, but government aid to NGOs expected to go ahead

Bodies of Young Afghans Who Died in Turkey Seeking Asylum Brought Home

The migrants drowned while trying to cross lake Van, in eastern Turkey close to the border with Iran, in an attempt to avoid police check-points on the land route toward the western part of the country

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Israeli Soldier, Prison Guard Acquitted in Death of Asylum Seeker They Mistook for Terrorist

Pathology report states that Haftom Zarhum died from the eight bullets three people shot at him, and not from being beaten by the defendants

Welfare Groups, Legislators Blast Israeli Finance Minister's Decision to Freeze Aid to Non-profits

Attorney general is asked to intervene after Minister Yisrael Katz holds up package so as not to help asylum seekers

Israel's Finance Minister Delays Aid to NGOs to Keep Funds From Asylum Seekers

Katz wrote that there were concerns that some of the organizations that were due to receive the aid 'conduct activities that are contrary to the values and policy of the government'

4 Foreign Shows to Watch on Netflix, Including ‘Stateless’ and ‘The Twelve’

From a Polish adaptation of a Harlan Coben thriller – now with added antisemitism! – to the greatest political drama ever made, these four shows are (to varying degrees) worth seeking out

Rejecting State's Appeal, Israeli Top Court Ruling Removes Hurdles to Asylum Requests

The state will have to prove that at least part of a country is safe for deportees following ruling in case of asylum seeker fleeing female genital mutilation

This Sudanese Asylum Seeker From Tel Aviv Could Be Competing in Next Year's Olympics

Jamal Mohammed was just 8 when militants raided his village, killing his father and nearly 100 other residents. Fleeing at 16, he put his life back on track at an athletic club in south Tel Aviv and now dreams of competing in Tokyo

New Photo Exhibition Puts Focus on Tel Aviv's African Women

A new photography exhibition shows the women of a close-knit community wearing textiles they wove themselves, but great sadness hides behind their proud smiles

UN Reports a Record 79.5 Million Displaced at End of 2019

About one percent of the global population fled war or persecution by the end of last year, even though the coronavirus crisis slowed the exodus

Sudanese Man Returned by Israeli Army to Lebanon After Crossing Border

Woman in town close to the border found the man more than an hour after military search force left the area

Israeli Justice Files Police Complaint Over Anti-asylum Seekers Tag Near His House

Activist leader of group calling to deport asylum seekers admits being behind stickers reading 'Jewish blood is forfeit' near Supreme Court justice's home

Israel Is Responsible for COVID-19 Response in Gaza, West Bank, ex-Red Cross Chief Tells Haaretz

Ending a ten-year mandate as director general of the Red Cross, Yves Daccord tells Haaretz about the challenges asylum seekers across the global are facing during the pandemic

Israel's Justice Ministry Has Been Quietly Providing Legal Aid to Some Asylum Seekers

Refugee aid organisations say they were unaware that such a service was available, and that no clear eligibility criteria was provided

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Israeli City Won’t Enroll Children of Asylum Seekers in Schools, Flouting Court Ruling Again

Petah Tikva also refused to register the children last year, capitulating only after a court ordered it to do so. One parent argues 'the municipality says we’re not legal and wants to remove us,' but the city insists families provided no proof of residence

Tel Aviv Testing Station Aims to Stamp Out Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants, Asylum Seekers

With limited access to health services and after 20 new cases were diagnosed among the migrant community, activist says 'We are acting responsibly, but the situation is worrying. The population is stressed'

After Violent Arrest, Public Security Minister Warns Against Attacking Police Officers

Amir Ohana's statement comes after video shows officer hitting an asylum seeker pinned to the ground, but police say video does not show violence they were subjected to first

Court Orders Probe Into Violent Arrest of Asylum Seekers by Tel Aviv Police

A video surfaced of an officer hitting a suspect pinned to the ground, but police say the video does not show violence they were subjected to first