2019 | Onward Israel

Israel’s African Asylum Seekers: What Needs to Be Done

Written by Irwin Cotler, a former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, this Times of Israel article urges Israel to stop inciting the public against asylum seekers and set up a proper refugee

Why Israel Shouldn’t Deport African Asylum Seekers

Written by Rabbi Susan Silverman, a Reform rabbi, activist and author, this article from Moment Magazine criticizes Israel’s controversial policies toward African migrants and asylum seekers, arguing for Israel to use its innovative

Holocaust Survivors Urge Israel to Help Refugees

This CNN news segment (01:53) reports on Holocaust survivors calling for Israel to take in refugees. Although this video is not specifically talking about Israel’s controversial policy towards African migrants and asylum seekers, the

Three Responses to Israel’s Migrant Challenge

Written by the Jewish People Policy Institute in 2018, this thorough 10-page long report provides background information to Israel’s migrant challenge and current policies, followed by a table presenting three policy options which

In Defense of Israel’s Policy Toward Illegal African Migrants

Written by Dr. Emmanuel Navon, an Israeli international relations expert, this Times of Israel blog post from 2018 defends Israel’s controversial policy toward illegal African immigrants as consistent with international law and the practice

Illegal Migrants & Refugees in Israel: Major Trends and Background Information

Created by the Jewish Federations of North America in 2018, this thorough 23-page long report provides important information about economic migrants and asylum seekers in Israel. The article defines key terms, differentiating between “economic migrants,”