The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/african-migrants/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png African migrants | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/african-migrants/ 32 32 2 minors arrested for beating girl in south Tel Aviv after assault footage goes viral https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-minors-arrested-for-beating-girl-in-south-tel-aviv-after-assault-footage-goes-viral/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:49:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3811379 Family of victim says she was targeted in February by African migrant youth gang after her brother complained to police that members had mugged him

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]]> Rights groups call on Interior Ministry to freeze deportation of Ethiopian migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-call-on-interior-ministry-to-freeze-deportation-of-ethiopian-migrants/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:04:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3750256 With Foreign Ministry warning against travel to Tigray, groups say Ethiopia still too volatile to be safe

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]]> Amnesty: US strike on Yemen prison that killed dozens may be war crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-us-strike-on-yemen-prison-that-killed-dozens-may-be-war-crime/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:37:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676367 Rights group says April attack appeared to be 'indiscriminate' with no clear military objective at facility holding African migrants; US promises assessment soon

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]]> Defiant anti-migrant activist Sheffi Paz goes to jail, lauded as hero by far-right MKs https://www.timesofisrael.com/defiant-anti-migrant-activist-sheffi-paz-goes-to-jail-lauded-as-hero-by-far-right-mks/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:05:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3419391 South Tel Aviv resident begins 45-day sentence for vandalizing EU mission, other sites; ministers say sentence is 'selective enforcement' not applied to anti-government protesters

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]]> First year of integrating migrant children with Israelis in Tel Aviv schools ‘a success’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-year-of-integrating-migrant-children-with-israelis-in-tel-aviv-schools-a-success/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 04:19:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3288846 Municipality, Education Ministry announced integration pilot for first-graders days before High Court was to discuss petition against segregation

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]]> Musk wades into German political debate over migrant ‘invasion’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/musk-wades-into-german-political-debate-over-migrant-invasion/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:04:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108813 Billionaire reposts article on German efforts to save migrants in the Mediterranean with call for far-right party to win regional elections, is rebuked by Berlin

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]]> Archbishop of Canterbury: UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda goes against God https://www.timesofisrael.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-uk-plan-to-send-refugees-to-rwanda-goes-against-god/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:52:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2747178 Justin Welby cites 'serious ethical questions about sending asylum-seekers overseas' as he makes unusual political intervention during Easter sermon

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]]> Israel precedent prompts outrage as UK plans to send refugees to Rwanda https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-precedent-prompts-outrage-as-uk-plans-to-send-refugees-to-rwanda/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:17:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2746386 Boris Johnson says move, which is similar to scheme adopted by Jewish state, is aimed at stopping 'vile people smugglers' from turning British Channel into 'watery graveyard'

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]]> More than 90 Libyan migrants drown in Mediterranean, says aid group https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-90-libyan-migrants-drown-in-mediterranean-says-aid-group/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:22:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2738733 Oil tanker rescues four people from North Africa but returns them to Libya, according to Doctors Without Borders

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]]> IDF nabs two men crossing the border from Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-nabs-two-people-trying-to-cross-border-from-lebanon/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 23:41:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2675736 Infiltrators said to be Sudanese migrants seeking work, not terror suspects

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]]> Knesset speaker bans anti-migrant activist who called for MK’s execution https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-speaker-bans-anti-migrant-activist-who-called-for-mks-execution/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:39:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2601836&preview=true&preview_id=2601836 When Meretz's Gaby Lasky said Afghan refugees should be let into Israel, Sheffi Paz said she and her ilk should be put before a firing squad

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]]> Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ focusing on African migrants nominated for Oscar https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-short-film-white-eye-focusing-on-african-migrants-nominated-for-oscar/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:18:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2506529 Director Tomer Shushan's 20-minute movie, shot in one take and revolving around a stolen bicycle, alleges Israelis are blind to racial bias in the country

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]]> Anti-migrant activist briefly arrested over vandalism near chief justice’s home https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-migrant-activist-briefly-arrested-over-vandalism-near-chief-justices-home/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 07:16:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2344226&preview=true&preview_id=2344226 'Esther Hayut, you buried Zionism,' reads graffiti; Sheffi Paz later released on bail, has previously admitted to placing threatening stickers on mailbox of another top judge

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]]> Sudanese jobless in Lebanon risk lives to try to cross border into Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/sudanese-jobless-in-lebanon-risk-life-on-israel-border/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:03:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2332529 Local economic crisis is pushing some to attempt perilous crossing over heavily guarded frontier in the hope of finding employment and a better life

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]]> After 13 years, Eritrean asylum seeker was granted resettlement. Then came COVID https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-13-years-eritrean-asylum-seeker-was-granted-resettlement-then-came-covid/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 09:20:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2313552&preview=true&preview_id=2313552 Closing of skies freezes Gary Meles' plans to move family to Canada, where they'd finally be able to receive recognition as refugees

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