African migrants

Doctors, pilots and Holocaust survivors try to thwart Israel’s plan to deport African migrants

A group of Israeli rabbis has called on Israelis to hide African asylum seekers in their homes, invoking the story of Anne Frank in its effort.

Israel makes plans to deport thousands of African migrants

Migrants who chose to leave by March 31 will receive a payment of $3,500 along with free airfare and other incentives, or sit in prison until they are deported.

Israel’s Knesset votes to close detention facility for illegal African migrants

Under the bill, asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea also get a choice of going to prison or being deported to Rwanda.

Israel

Israeli plan would deport illegal immigrants without consent, defying Supreme Court

Israel

Israeli Supreme Court strikes down key part of African migrant policy

Israel

Jordanians hired by Eilat hotels in groundbreaking program

Israel

Israel reportedly to raise Egypt border fence to block African migrants

Israel

Israel’s detention facility for illegal African migrants reaches capacity

Culture

Gentrification — via gardening — slowly comes to derelict South Tel Aviv

Culture

Stray cats, and 8 other things Israel has tried to transfer abroad

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