Argentinian Vice President Gabriela Michetti, seated center, with the delegation of Zionist parties MKs

MKs Offer Argentina Intelligence on Syrian Refugees Seeking Shelter

Israeli parliamentarians have offered to provide Argentina with intelligence on the 3,000 Syrian refugees being offered humanitarian asylum there, stressing the desire to fight terrorism and address that “country’s security needs and those of its Jewish community.” “We understand the Argentinean desire to help with the global humanitarian crisis, but it is very important that…

Right-Wing Coalition Indifferent to Construction Accidents

Hadash MK Dov Khenin (Joint List) criticized the right-wing and neo-liberal governmental coalition during a meeting of the Knesset’s Labor and Welfare Committee devoted to construction accidents. According to MK Khenin, “The picture is terrible. There are more accidents, more fatal accidents, more injuries, and more irresponsibility. There is less information and less supervision. Some…

African asylum seekers take part in a protest outside the Holot detention center, in Israel's southern Negev desert, February 17, 2014. The protesters called to close the prison and to recognize the refugee rights of the African asylum seekers living in Israel.

Israel to Begin Immediate Deportation of African Refugees – Even without Their Consent

Asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea will face either deportation to third countries or unlimited imprisonment in Israel under a new Interior Ministry policy set to be implemented in the coming days. According to a statement released by the ministry’s Population, Immigration and Border Authority on Tuesday, April 1, henceforth Israel will provide asylum seekers with…

Hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and marched from Tel-Aviv to Ramat-Gan (Photo: Activestills)

Sudanese Refugees Protest Gender Violence in Darfur

On Tuesday, November 25, hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by demonstrating in Tel-Aviv against the European Union’s lack of action towards Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. This protest comes in the wake of the mass rape of hundreds of women and girls in Darfur by al-Bashir’s…