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Eritrean migrants

Police inspect the scene of riots where one person died and several were seriously injured in fight between Eritreans, in Netanya, Israel on September 30, 2023. (Flash90)
October 1, 2023, 5:50 pm
Ben Gvir calls to detain without trial, deport Eritreans linked to Netanya killing
Deadly stabbing follows several other violent incidents since mass brawl in Tel Aviv last month between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean regime
By Canaan Lidor
Police at the scene of a brawl between Eritrean migrants in Netanya, Sept. 30, 2023. (Israel Police)
September 30, 2023, 11:32 pm
Eritrean man stabbed to death in Netanya, in latest brawl between migrants
Violence between supporters and opponents of regime has been on the rise; deadly incident follows overnight clashes in Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
Medics at the scene of a violent brawl in south Tel Aviv on September 30, 2023 (Magen David Adom)
September 30, 2023, 6:52 am
One person killed, 9 wounded in violence among migrants in south Tel Aviv
Sudanese man killed in apparent drug-related crime; two men in serious condition after late-night brawl among Eritrean migrants, with 15 arrested
By ToI Staff
A man is taken away by police officers in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, after clashes at a gathering of Eritrean groups. (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP)
September 17, 2023, 3:26 pm
Dozens injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers
Incident come weeks after similar clashes between rival Eritrean migrant factions in Tel Aviv injured over 150 people
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 10, 2023, 4:14 pm
Cabinet allocates NIS 20 million to encourage migrants to leave country
Funds earmarked to encourage ‘voluntary departure,’ week after a massive street brawl between Eritrean migrants injured over 170
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Eritrean protesters clash with Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, September 2, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
September 9, 2023, 6:16 am
After riot, police said to order closure of Tel Aviv Eritrean churches over weekend
Law enforcement meets with church leaders, temporarily shutters 4 houses of worship to head off further violence following clashes last week, report says
By ToI Staff
Eritrean migrants who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro-regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
September 6, 2023, 1:21 pm
Eritrea accuses Mossad of stirring up Tel Aviv mob violence between expat groups
Days after battle royale between regime supporters and opponents on streets of Tel Aviv, Asmara says foreign plots with ulterior political motives behind unrest
By ToI Staff
Chancela Mongoza as Omari in 'Running on Sand,' nominated for best feature film in the 2023 Ophir Awards. (Courtesy: PR)
September 5, 2023, 9:05 pm
Ophir-nominated dramedy features Eritrean asylum seeker as lead character
‘Running on Sand’ cast includes African migrant actors as part of an effort to lift the curtain on racism and invisibility, while giving the issue a humorous twist
By Jessica Steinberg
Eritrean migrants who oppose and support that country's regime clash in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023 (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 6:55 pm
UN refugee agency warns Israel that expelling Eritreans en masse is unlawful
United Nations ‘deeply concerned’ after clashes between rival factions in Tel Aviv, says move to deport them could ‘contravene international law’ and have dire human consequences
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: An Eritrean asylum seeker being detained by police amid clashes between protesters against the regime in Asmara and pro-regime activists in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 11:48 am
53 suspects in Tel Aviv migrant clashes placed in administrative detention
Police minister said to push authorities to advance process, as state reportedly uninterested in pressing charges that may prevent suspects from leaving Israel
By Michael Horovitz
Eritrean migrants who oppose and support that country's regime clash in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023 (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 5:04 am
UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by injury toll during south Tel Aviv unrest
Volker Turk singles out Israel while expressing dismay at fighting between rival Eritrean groups in various places, orders authorities to avoid hate speech
By AFP
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel seen during a meeting of his Shas party faction meeting, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2023, 6:55 pm
Interior minister admits asylum requests held up due to ‘tremendous’ lack of staff
Moshe Arbel says skilled workers needed to process applications, but monthly wage is low; adds that convincing migrants to leave of their own accord is ‘good solution’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the media before a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, September 3, 2023. (Petros Karadjias/AP)
September 4, 2023, 3:12 pm
In Cyprus, an atypically jovial Netanyahu unveils his new charm offensive
PM is riding the widespread outrage over migrant violence in Tel Aviv to patch up his image, and apparently turning his back on the judicial overhaul to win a coveted Biden sit-down
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her inauguration ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 4, 2023, 12:57 pm
Daily Briefing Sept 4: AG continues to march to her own drum as justice minister fumes
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on attorney general’s stances, what PM & FM aim to accomplish on overseas trips; religion reporter Canaan Lidor spends a day in south Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits south Tel Aviv on September 3, 2023, a day after Eritrean migrants rioted in the area. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 4, 2023, 8:47 am
Levin, Ben Gvir said to suggest moving Eritrean migrants to tony north Tel Aviv
After rioting in city’s south, justice and national security ministers tout plan to forcibly relocate asylum seekers to wealthier, and left-leaning, neighborhoods
By ToI Staff
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