Asylum seekers, activists and residents of south Tel Aviv marched through the city streets to protest the planned deportation of thousands of asylum seekers from Israel, March 9, 2018.

International Women’s Day: Hundreds March in South Tel Aviv against the Planned Deportations

Over 700 women, both asylum seekers and long-term residents of south Tel Aviv, gathered Friday morning, March 9, for a solidarity march through the city’s southern neighborhoods, calling for the government to stop the planned deportation of asylum seekers from the country. The women marched from the Achoti (“My Sister”) center, until they reached Levinsky…

Detention of young Palestinian in East Jerusalem by Israeli Border Police, December 2017 (Photo: Activestills)

Knesset Passes Law Allowing State to Revoke Permanent Residency Status of Jerusalem’s Palestinians

The Knesset passed a law Wednesday, March 7, allowing the Minister of the Interior to revoke the permanent residency status of Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem who “engage in terror or other anti-Israel activities.” Furthermore, under this law, the state can deport anyone whose permanent residency status has been withdrawn. Specifically, the government-sponsored law…