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Calling for Government Aid for Asylum Seekers
28 October 2020
A report by NIF grantees reveals a desperate situation for the majority of asylum seekers in Israel and calls for immediate government intervention.
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“Deposit Law” Struck Down, Helping Asylum Seekers
6 May 2020
Following a petition from several NIF grantees, the Israeli government must return money it had confiscated from asylum seekers’ earnings.
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Meet Social Justice Fellow Abigail Kolker
17 September 2015
Meet Abby Kolker, an incredible young woman helping refugees and migrant workers in Israel.
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Supreme Court Rules: Refugees Deserve a Fair Process
29 May 2014
A Supreme Court ruling offers a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers being held in the Holot Detention camp.
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NIF Sponsors Refugee Seder at Holot Detention Facility
1 May 2014
In the spirit of freedom that characterizes the holiday, NIF was one of the sponsors of a special Seder held just outside Holot Detention Facility in the Western Negev, where African refugees are now incarcerated.
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Oscar Olivier – Building Bridges
25 February 2014
Congolese asylum-seeker and activist Oscar Olivier is fighting poverty, racism in Violence in South Tel Aviv.
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New Israel Fund-Supported Groups Win Key Court Victory for African Refugees
16 September 2013Washington DC: A landmark victory for human rights was won in Israel today when an expanded panel of the Supreme Court invalidated the Third Amendment to the Anti-Infiltration Law passed by the Knesset in 2012, which incarcerated more than 2000 African refugees without due process or recourse to the possibility of asylum.
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