The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/migrants/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png migrants | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/migrants/ 32 32 As US election nears, Jewish groups decry ‘xenophobia, fear and lies’ about immigrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-us-election-nears-jewish-groups-decry-xenophobia-fear-and-lies-about-immigrants/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:07:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3403809 Thinly-veiled criticism of Trump, signed by Reform and Conservative rabbinic associations and 500 clergy, urges candidates to 'reject the impulse to seal our borders'

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]]> On a Greek isle, Gazans who fled before October 7 seesaw between hardship and hope https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-a-greek-isle-gazans-who-fled-before-october-7-seesaw-between-hardship-and-hope/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:11:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3299829 Palestinians were among the largest groups fleeing to Europe before the war. Now, more may be clamoring to leave as the EU eases their way, but getting there is harder than ever

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]]> Poland probes TV commentators’ call to send migrants to Auschwitz, tattoo their arms https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-probes-tv-commentators-call-to-send-migrants-to-auschwitz-tattoo-their-arms/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:22:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3194095 Several companies pull advertising from right-wing private channel TV Republika after guest says immigrants can be housed in the barracks of former death and concentration camps

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]]> Dinghy carrying 8 foreign nationals’ ID papers, but no people, washes up in Netanya https://www.timesofisrael.com/dingy-carrying-foreign-nationals-id-papers-but-no-people-washes-up-in-netanya/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:15:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3109371 Police find documents of Somali citizens, reportedly also Turks, along with personal effects of several others; search launched to find missing occupants

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]]> Ex-Trump aide Stephen Miller pushed blowing up migrant boat with a drone https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-trump-aide-stephen-miller-pushed-blowing-up-migrant-boat-with-a-drone/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:38:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3042437 Former administration official recalls conversation Miller had with Coast Guard admiral in new book, though latter says it never happened

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]]> As young Gazans die at sea, anger rises over Hamas leaders’ extended sojourns abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-young-gazans-die-at-sea-anger-rises-over-hamas-leaders-extended-sojourns-abroad/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:04:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2918632 In recent months, high-profile officials have quietly decamped to upscale hotels in Beirut, Doha and Istanbul, stirring resentment among residents of the impoverished Strip

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]]> At mass funeral, furious Gazans blame Hamas for drowning of migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-mass-funeral-furious-gazans-blame-hamas-for-drowning-of-migrants/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902148 Mother of Palestinian who died at sea trying to reach Europe slams terror group's leaders for living luxuriously while youth make risky journey to flee hardship in Strip

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]]> UK counterterror police takes over probe of migrant center firebombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-counterterror-police-takes-over-probe-of-migrant-center-firebombing/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:26:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2864712 Top police official says attack on facility in Dover that processes migrants crossing Channel from northern Europe was targeted, but may not reach threshold of terrorism

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]]> Around 50 missing after migrant boat sinks near Greek island https://www.timesofisrael.com/around-50-missing-after-migrant-boat-sinks-near-greek-island/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:15:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2815975 Greek rescue effort hampered by strong winds; passengers were traveling from Turkey to Italy on shipwrecked vessel

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]]> UK criticized for planning to send asylum seekers to Rwanda https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-criticized-for-planning-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:45:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2745892 The plan, referred to by the British government as an 'economic development partnership,' would see refugees arriving in UK flown to Rwanda while their asylum claims are processed

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]]> New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-syrian-migrants-seek-europe-driven-by-post-war-misery/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:18:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2669819 Though horrors of war have abated, many have lost hope in a future at home amid poverty and corruption, while some still fear for their personal safety

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]]> Greece inaugurates first ‘closed’ camp for asylum seekers awaiting deportation https://www.timesofisrael.com/greece-inaugurates-first-closed-camp-for-asylum-seekers-awaiting-deportation/ Sat, 18 Sep 2021 20:58:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2618396 EU-funded facility will house migrants whose claims have been rejected and who are to be sent back to Turkey; Greek government says new sites are an upgrade

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]]> UN: Deaths at sea of Europe-bound migrants have nearly doubled https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-deaths-at-sea-of-europe-bound-migrants-have-nearly-doubled/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:11:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2582076 International Organization for Migration says the 1,146 fatalities recorded in January-June may be even higher due to unreported shipwrecks

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]]> Foreign nationals, asylum seekers get COVID-19 vaccines in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-nationals-asylum-seekers-get-covid-19-vaccines-in-tel-aviv/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:15:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2484886 Initiative by city hall and hospital aims to help Israel 'vaccinate everybody within the nation’s borders'

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]]> After Beirut blast, foreign workers beg to go home https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-beirut-blast-foreign-workers-beg-to-go-home/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:06:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2374612 Explosion exacerbates plight of at least 250,000 migrants who were already stranded in Lebanon, amid dollar shortages and subsequent pandemic

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