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April 27, 2023, 8:56 am
Overhaul backers turn thrice-struck asylum seeker law into emblem of court activism
Contrasting justices’ rejection of bill jailing African migrants with their approval of Gaza Disengagement Law, Simcha Rothman cuts to very heart of debate dividing Israeli society
By
Jeremy Sharon
January 2, 2022, 3:15 pm
2 foreign workers arrested on suspicion of raping woman with special needs
Eritrean migrants detained in south Tel Aviv after 22-year-old tells hospital she was sexually assaulted near city’s central bus station
By
ToI Staff
September 5, 2021, 6:01 am
Offered little hope, African migrants despair of Israel as a refuge
Unable to deport asylum seekers, Israel has instead left them in limbo with few rights; the new government has signaled it has no plans to change those policies anytime soon
By
Sue Surkes
March 11, 2021, 9:32 am
Israeli short film on African migrants among 10 finalists for Academy Awards
Tomer Shushan’s 20-minute ‘White Eye,’ made in one night and in a single take, examines Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward Eritrean immigrants
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JTA
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ToI Staff
November 15, 2020, 1:25 pm
In huge escalation, Ethiopian rebel forces fire missiles at Eritrean capital
Leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region accuses Eritrea of sending soldiers across the border, threatens more rockets ‘as long as troops are fighting here’
By
Cara Anna
September 6, 2020, 5:19 pm
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of men who lynched migrant mistaken for terrorist
Supreme Court to discuss case of IDF soldier and Prisons Service officer filmed beating Eritrean man Haftom Zarhum in aftermath of 2015 terror attack in Beersheba
By
Michael Bachner
July 20, 2020, 11:29 am
Court acquits men who lynched Eritrean migrant they mistook for terrorist
Judge lets two men off the hook for beating Haftom Zarhum, who was already critically injured in aftermath of 2015 terror attack
By
ToI Staff
June 20, 2020, 12:20 pm
After 13 years, Eritrean asylum seeker was granted resettlement. Then came COVID
Closing of skies freezes Gary Meles’ plans to move family to Canada, where they’d finally be able to receive recognition as refugees
By
Jacob Magid
April 23, 2020, 7:56 pm
In victory for asylum seekers, High Court repeals law taking 20% of their pay
Justices say requirement to put portion of salaries in special fund that workers can only access if they leave Israel is illegal, infringes their property rights
By
Jacob Magid
April 12, 2020, 5:46 am
To survive pandemic, migrants ask government to return money taken from them
With majority in their communities now unemployed and without government benefits, asylum seekers say law withholding 20% of their salaries will put families on the streets
By
Jacob Magid
January 2, 2020, 9:30 am
3 Eritreans charged with Tel Aviv murder of fourth who supported Asmara regime
Additional man indicted for assault; death comes amid ongoing violence in south Tel Aviv between those who back African nation’s government and those who oppose it
By
Stuart Winer
December 24, 2019, 5:22 pm
UN refugee envoy urges Israel to reconsider nixed deal to resettle migrants
Damtew Dessalegne criticizes Jerusalem policy that sees asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan as infiltrators, calls on Jewish state to provide ‘humane’ solution
By
ToI Staff
October 2, 2019, 4:15 pm
Netanyahu says he discussed deportation of Eritreans with Ethiopian PM
Visiting Jerusalem, Abiy Ahmed offered ‘innovative projects’ to bring Eritrean asylum seekers back ‘under wonderful conditions,’ PM says in little-noticed election clip
By
Raphael Ahren
July 11, 2019, 6:35 am
Lawsuit: City barring kids of Eritrean asylum-seekers from enrolling in school
Despite law requiring education for all, regardless of their legal residency status, Petah Tikva is refusing to accept them in schools, according to claim
By
JTA
July 11, 2019, 6:21 am
Asylum-seeker art at desert detention center is a surprising splash of color
Exhibit opening Thursday in Tel Aviv features four artists who painted on walls of now-closed Holot facility during their incarceration
By
Melanie Lidman
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