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As Israel’s Refugees Handed Deportation Orders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Attacks NIF
8 February 2018
A cynical attempt by the prime minister to turn the Israeli public against people seeking asylum will not change public opinion. Read More -
It’s Not ‘Us Versus Them’
25 January 2018
Residents of South Tel Aviv Stand in Solidarity with African Asylum Seekers. Read More -
Asylum Seekers in Jeopardy
11 January 2018
Recent moves by the Israeli government have stoked panic among asylum seekers. Read More -
High Court Rules African Asylum Seekers Cannot be Detained Indefinitely for Refusing Deportation
31 August 2017
Human rights organizations feared a policy of forced deportation to un-named third countries. Read More -
Israel Grants Residency Status to 200 Asylum Seekers from Darfur
20 June 2017
Years of advocacy prompted the government to make this move, and more work is needed to address the larger refugee situation. Read More -
The Question of Jewish Responsibility Towards Asylum Seekers
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An Incredible Opportunity
11 January 2017I want your help to reach out and find good candidates for NIF’s fellowship program in Israel. This is an incredible opportunity. I was an NIF fellow and my experience certainly impacted my life’s trajectory. Read More -
Breakthrough Decision on Eritrean Asylum Seekers
8 September 2016
A Jerusalem court ruled that desertion from the notoriously brutal Eritrean army may now be grounds for asylum status in Israel. Read More -
Leading Sudanese Refugee Activist Granted Asylum
30 June 2016
After seven years of legal appeals, Mutasim Ali has become the first Sudanese asylum seeker to obtain refugee status in Israel. Read More -
A Redemption Tale for Some, but Not for All
6 May 2016It was only two weeks ago that many people in Israel and America sat around their table celebrating Passover, a holiday that commemorates our redemption as a Jewish people. "For you were a stranger in the land of Egypt"- an illustrious tractate that was uttered in many households- which we say to remind us as a community about the oppressive treatment we experienced as slaves in Egypt and our call to extend kindness to the other. Read More
