Newsfeed 2012-2016

This newsfeed features a selection of articles published in the national and international press between 2012 to 2016 about asylum seekers, refugees, and protection issues in Israel. These articles reflect various positions and interpretations of the situation, as published by various sources, and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNHCR. They are an important resource for learning about the protection environment of asylum seekers and refugees in Israel.

Use the “Sort” menu to explore the newsfeed by publication date, source, and headline. 

 

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Tel Aviv opens first day care center for kids of asylum-seekers
Haaretz
29 Dec 2016
'Still better than Africa': inside Israel's detention camp for migrants
Haaretz
12 Dec 2016
Over 5 weeks, Israeli paramedic aids 4,000 refugees at sea
Israel21c
7 Dec 2016
Israeli teens charged for brutally beating asylum seeker to death
972
4 Dec 2016
Israel's immigration tribunals are seriously flawed, say rights groups
Haaretz
2 Dec 2016
Israeli teenage suspected of murder of Sudanese refugee
The Jerusalem Post
21 Nov 2016
Israel hit with a wave of tourists from Georgia applying for asylum
Haaretz
8 Nov 2016
No asylum seekers have entered Israel over Egypt border fence in past six months
i24News
31 Oct 2016
The Israeli saving South Sudanese children deported by his country
Haaretz
23 Oct 2016
Should Israel allow in Syrian refugees?
The Jerusalem Post
7 Oct 2016
A call to 'open doors' for refugees
The Jerusalem Post
18 Sep 2016
Yes, Jews are making bold, lifesaving efforts to help refugees
Haaretz
25 Aug 2016
Lieberman orders halt of IDF volunteer work with illegal migrants
Ynet
14 Aug 2016
Why are the Jews not preparing a plan to help the refugees?
Haaretz
13 Aug 2016
Rivlin backs soldier over ban on working with refugee children
The Times of Israel
9 Aug 2016
Court orders Israel to release rejected asylum seeker after 10 years in prison
Haaretz
31 Jul 2016
For Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel, cycling success is overshadowed by threat of jail
Haaretz
1 Jul 2016
After 3,165 requests, first Sudanese man gets Israeli refugee status
The Times of Israerl
27 Jun 2016
Israel grants first Darfuri refugee status, after year of legal battles
The Jerusalem Post
25 Jun 2016
In first, Israel grants refugee status to Sudanese asylum seeker
972
24 Jun 2016
Israel grants refugee status to Sudanese asylum seeker for first time
Haaretz
23 Jun 2016
Asylum seekers protest in Israel, demand EU try Eritrean leaders for war crimes
Haaretz
21 Jun 2016
You'd think that Israel, of all places, would respect its refugees
The Guardian
16 Jun 2016
Losing hope of Israel ever aiding refugees, asylum seeker leader leaves for Canada
Haaretz
2 Apr 2016
Should Israel create a safe zone for Syrian refugees on its borders?
Haaretz
20 Mar 2016
After Fleeing Syria, Some Gay Migrants Face Abuse in EU Asylum Shelters
Haaretz
25 Feb 2016
Government Approves Limiting Detention of Asylum Seekers to One Year
Haaretz
25 Feb 2016
Syrian refugee creates website to thank Israelis
Israel21c
21 Feb 2016
Israeli Interior Minister: Limit Detention of African Asylum Seekers to One Year
Haaretz
21 Jan 2016
"Holot World Cup": Asylum Seekers, University Students Coexist on the Pitch
Haaretz
17 Jan 2016
Dozens of migrants reportedly drown in Meditarranean
Haaretz
5 May 2015
Hundreds in Tel Aviv protest for and against deportation plan
Ynet
2 May 2015
Court to rule on deporting asylum seekers from Israel
Haaretz
1 May 2015
ISIS killings in Libya leave asylum seekers in Israel shaken
Ynet
30 Apr 2015
African migrant charged with indecent act paid to leave Israel
Israel Hayom
27 Apr 2015
NGO: African migrants deported from Israel among Christians killed in latest ISIS video
The Jerusalem Post
21 Apr 2015
Hundreds protest conditions in Southern Tel Aviv neighborhoods
Haaretz
20 Apr 2015
Minister: EU's African migrant tragedy validates Israel's border policy
Ynet
20 Apr 2015
Israel and Rwanda confirm 'multimillion dollar' cash-for-refugees
Ynet
3 Apr 2015
Israel begins informing asylum seekers of their deportation
Haaretz
2 Apr 2015
Illegal migrants can now opt to leave Israel for African countries
Israel Hayom
1 Apr 2015
Israel to begin imminent deportation of some African refugees even without their consent
Haaretz
31 Mar 2015
Children of asylum seekers face barriers in school registration
Ynet
20 Feb 2015
NIS 36 million spent on 'voluntary departure' of asylum seekers
Ynet
11 Feb 2015
Regev calls on High Court: Withdraw interim order on infiltrators
Ynet
28 Dec 2014
Knesset passes law allowing infiltrators to be incarcerated
Israel Hayom
9 Dec 2014
Israel has not granted refugee status to any Darfur genocide survivors, study finds
Ynet
7 Dec 2014
Gov't unanimously approves new 'Infiltrators Law'
Ynet
30 Nov 2014
Netanyahu orders new legislation against illegal immigrants
Ynet
7 Oct 2014
Stormy debate on migrants law at Knesset
Ynet
6 Oct 2014
Ruling against detention of African infiltrators sparks fury
Israel Hayom
23 Sep 2014
High Court orders closure of detention facility for African asylum seekers
Haaretz
22 Sep 2014
African asylum seekers clash with police at Nitzana forest
Ynet
29 Jun 2014
Asylum seekers refuse to return to Holot, ask UN's help
Ynet
28 Jun 2014
Report: Migrants leaving Israel being sent to Rwanda, Uganda
The Jerusalem Post
4 Apr 2014
South Tel Aviv residents protest bid to overturn 'Infiltrators Law'
Ynet
1 Apr 2014
State to High Court: We have 2 nations which are taking migrants
The Jerusalem Post
1 Apr 2014
Asylum seekers urges Supreme Court: Reject new infiltration law
Ynet
30 Mar 2014
Sa'ar: more and more African migrants are leaving Israel
Ynet
4 Mar 2014
Report reveals poor living conditions in Saharonim detention facility
Ynet
4 Feb 2014
Asylum seekers' battle continues; refugees announce protest
Ynet
3 Feb 2014
Knesset speaker bars asylum seekers from Parliament as protests reach seat of government
Ynet
8 Jan 2014
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers march in Tel Aviv demanding rights
The Jerusalem Post
5 Jan 2014
UN slams Israel for asylum seeker policy
Ynet
5 Jan 2014
African asylum seekers in Israel denied visas
Ynet
29 Dec 2013
TA: Thousands protest against detention of asylum seekers
Ynet
28 Dec 2013
Infiltrators bill - new prison under euphemistic name
Ynet
20 Dec 2013
Knesset approves law barring 'infiltrators' from transferring money abroad
Haaretz
4 Jun 2013
Israel's High Court to hear petition against law allowing prolonged detention of 'infiltrators'
Haaretz
2 Jun 2013
Israel denies asylum to Eritrean refugees in first State response to application
Haaretz
31 May 2013
Israel admits asylum bid filed by Africans still pending, despite vowing 'swift' review
Haaretz
29 May 2013
State to High Court: law that allows detention of 'infiltrators' without trial is valid
Haaretz
14 May 2013
African migrants protest their detention
The Jerusalem Post
5 May 2013
Israel Police skirt law, create migrant DNA database
Haaretz
2 May 2013
Israeli Court orders release of Sudanese migrant detained for a year
Haaretz
1 May 2013
Judge orders release of Eritrean woman, her 2 kids from jail
Ynet
1 May 2013
African migrants still scaling security fence on Israel-Egypt border
Haaretz
28 Apr 2013
Five Israeli youths arrested for beating men they assumed were African migrants
Haaretz
10 Apr 2013
Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar: Israel's policy to deport illegal infiltrators
Haaretz
10 Apr 2013
Deputy AG clarifies: Israel does not rule out deportation of Sudanese migrants
Haaretz
9 Apr 2013
Sa'ar: Gov't needs to work to send migrants home
The Jerusalem Post
9 Apr 2013
Some 100 march in South Tel Aviv to protest presence of African migrants
Haaretz
14 Mar 2013
Israel's High Court orders state to justify law against 'infiltrators'
Haaretz
12 Mar 2013
UN Refugee Agency petitions High Court to overturn 'infiltration' law
Haaretz
12 Mar 2013
Seeking asylum in Israel: deportation without due process
972
9 Mar 2013
Netanyahu's racism against African migrants by Proxy
Haaretz
8 Mar 2013
Attorney General orders a halt to Israel's deportation of Eritrean migrants
Haaretz
5 Mar 2013
Eli Yishai confirms Haaretz report: more than 2,000 Sudanese left Israel 'voluntarily'
Haaretz
5 Mar 2013
Israeli panel on African 'Infiltrators': UN positions aren't binding
Haaretz
5 Mar 2013
Eritrean who left Israel faces deportation in Cairo
Th Jerusalem Post
4 Mar 2013
Labor proposes African migrant bill
The Jerusalem Post
1 Mar 2013
Tel Aviv protesters: Expulsion of migrants to Sudan is a death sentence
Haaretz
1 Mar 2013
Israel repatriates 6 Syrians treated for wounds
The Jerusalem Post
27 Feb 2013
Supporters of migrant community take state to Court
The Jerusalem Post
27 Feb 2013
UN demands Israeli explanation over secret deportation of Sudanese migrants
Haaretz
27 Feb 2013
Israel secretly repatriated 1,000 to Sudan, without informing UN
Haaretz
26 Feb 2013
UN refugee official slams Israel over Eritrean repatriation
Haaretz
25 Feb 2013
Red Cross visits Syrians hospitalized in Israel
The Times of Israel
20 Feb 2013
IDF said set to build field hospital on Syrian border
The Times of Israel
19 Feb 2013
Druze campaign to keep 7 wounded Syrian refugees in Israel
The Times of Israel
17 Feb 2013
MK Chetboun: Israel can't help Syrian refugees
Arutz Sheva
17 Feb 2013
UN refugee guidelines would complicate return of Syrian asylum-seekers
The Times of Israel
17 Feb 2013
A voluntary death penalty
Haaretz
15 Feb 2013
Israel accused of coercing Eritrean refugees to 'volunteer' for deportation
Haaretz
14 Feb 2013
Israel puts Eritrean woman in administrative detention for buying fake work permit
972
9 Feb 2013
With help of Supreme Court, Israeli asylum system reaches new lows
972
4 Feb 2013
Eritrean migrants rally in support of compatriots
The Jerusalem Post
2 Feb 2013
Israel imprisons two Eritrean immigrants without trial
Haaretz
29 Jan 2013
Anti-migrant cause fails to woo voters
The Jerusalem Post
23 Jan 2013
Israel orders well-baby clinics to treat all pregnant women, regarding of residency issues
Haaretz
18 Jan 2013
Reaching Israel's refugees, one English class at a time
Haaretz
18 Jan 2013
Health Ministry: Israel Immigration Police 'ambushing' Africans
Haaretz
10 Jan 2013
Health Ministry opens South TA clinic for refugees
The Jerusalem Post
5 Jan 2013
Asylum-seeker: We're not criminals, we're refugees
Ynet
1 Jan 2013
Israel granted permits to 80 000 migrants in 2012
Haaretz
1 Jan 2013
Dozens of Israelis protest against African migrants in South Tel Aviv
Haaretz
31 Dec 2012
Fearing racial backlash, Shas shelves campaign video that stokes fear of Africans in Israel
The Times of Israel
31 Dec 2012
Israeli suspect in attack on African migrants' property gets off with light plea bargain
Haaretz
27 Dec 2012
African refugees not just Israel's problem, say scholars
Haaretz
26 Dec 2012
Netanyahu ready for 'Stage 2' in expelling migrants
The Jerusalem Post
24 Dec 2012
Women asylum seekers find refuge from men
Haaretz
24 Dec 2012
Israeli Court orders African asylum-seeker released from jail, slams State
Haaretz
17 Dec 2012
State had one week to appeal release of South Sudanese migrant, but tried to deport him instead
Haaretz
17 Dec 2012
Violence against migrants in Israel reaches record high in 2012
Haaretz
16 Dec 2012
Tel Aviv kindergarten visit marred by racism
Ynet
12 Dec 2012
MKs hold 'Banish the darkness' anti-migrant rally
The Jerusalem Post
10 Dec 2012
IDC student from S. Sudan deported to Juba, twice
The Jerusalem Post
9 Dec 2012
Thousands march for human rights in Tel Aviv
Ynet
7 Dec 2012
Migrant deported 6 months after home firebombed
The Jerusalem Post
6 Dec 2012
Israeli public defender moves to stop judge's hard line on African migrants
Haaretz
5 Dec 2012
Israeli Ministry slams 'unreasonable' conditions at new detention facility for African migrants
Haaretz
15 Oct 2012
Sudanese asylum seekers protest Israel's plan to incarcerate in Tel Aviv
Haaretz
15 Oct 2012
Injuction freezes Yishai's plan to detain migrants
Ynet
11 Oct 2012
Asylum seekers: Israeli support for Eritrea prevents us from going home
972
28 Sep 2012
Baby Formula and Molotov cocktails: the day-to-day struggle of a Tel-Aviv daycare center for migrant kids
Haaretz
27 Sep 2012
Egyptian border guards kill African migrant near border with Israel
Haaretz
9 Sep 2012
One week later Israel grants entry to 3 African migrants trapped on boder; other 18 sent to Egypt
Haaretz
6 Sep 2012
African migrants trapped between fences on Israel-Egypt border
Haaretz
4 Sep 2012
Eilat to integrate African children to schools
The Jerusalem Post
27 Aug 2012
Integration of Migrant's children into schools harms Israeli students
Haaretz
23 Aug 2012
State using Infiltrators law in place of evidence
The Jerusalem Post
23 Aug 2012
Most Israeli 12th-graders support deportation of African refugees
Haaretz
22 Aug 2012
Eilat parents: We don't want Sudanese in our schools
Ynet
20 Aug 2012
Court releases rape suspects - to detention camp
The Jerusalem Post
22 Aug 2011
Go Petitions Court over 'ban' of prison visits to migrants
The Jerusalem Post
21 Aug 2011
U.S. Human Rights Report slams Israel's conduct towards asylum seekers
Haaretz
20 Apr 2011
Refugee "seder" tells modern day Passover stories
972
11 Apr 2011
Hadera to pay Sudan refugees NIS 300,000 after forcing them out
Haaretz
27 Mar 2011
African refugees hired to build fence to keep migrants out of Israel
Haaretz
11 Mar 2011
Israel's African refugees and their fight for acceptance
Haaretz
10 Mar 2011
This won't just go away
The Jerusalem Post
7 Mar 2011
Majority of asylum-seekers in Israel are seriously abused in Sinai, reports reveals
Haaretz
23 Feb 2011
Court: Drop employment prohibition from Sudanese Visa
The Jerusalem Post
2 Feb 2011