Eritreans and Sudanese

Eritreans arrested in Tel Aviv knife brawl, one asylum seeker killed

Fifteen asylum seekers were arrested by police for involved in a suspect knife brawl in which 10 Eritreans were injured.

Police guard while Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023
 USUMAIN BARAKA and friends from his high school in Yemin Orde.

'Nobody wants to be a refugee': Israel's asylum seekers speak out

 SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Refugee Day 2023: Global trends and the situation in Israel

 A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

Sudan war hits two-month mark as peace efforts hit hurdles


Israel's Hotline for Refugees and Migrants to host World Refugee Day event

According to the Population and Immigration Authority, there are currently about 25,500 asylum seekers living in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

 SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu fixates on African migrants – but Likud has no policy

Despite the talks with Sudan and the fact that Netanyahu has repeatedly initiated discussion on the topic, Likud does not have an official policy on the matter.

An African migrant sits near the Old Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv, Israel February 3, 2020

Understanding the law-enforcement operation in Ethiopia

It is important to understand the reality in Ethiopia.

Fasil Legesse, Editor-in-Chief of Israeli-Ethiopian TV

The last hurrah for proponents of deportation?

During the first three months of the year, public opposition to forced deportation snowballed as extensive media coverage of the issue enabled Israelis to become more aware.

African refugees hold up placades during a demonstatration on the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel

Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders visit border for Ethiopian new year

Ethiopia Eritrea reopened border points for first time in 20 years.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed at inauguration ceremony of reopening Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa, 2018

Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders celebrate the Ethiopian new year on border

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki made the visit at Bure, a region that saw some fighting during the 1998-2000 war, in which 80,000 people died.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waves to supporters as he attends a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 23, 2018.

New Israel Fund grantees asked Rwandan government not to accept migrants

New Israel Fund CEO: If such a letter led Rwanda to cancel an agreement, it's a failure of Israel’s foreign policy.

Protestors demonstrate against Israel's plan to deport asylum-seekers

Analysis: Still no final migrant policy

There are gaping holes in the new decision.

African asylum seekers line up to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

Israeli leaders voice mixed reactions to U.N. migrant plan

Meretz: The word ‘infiltrators’ has left the lexicon.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them

Israel reaches deal with U.N. to resettle asylum seekers in Western states

16,250 African migrants will be expelled to Western countries while the same number are to be granted temporary residency and dispersed across the country.

African asylum seekers wait to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

State delays migrant deportation in possible softening of position

The designated deportation day was pushed back from April 1 to April 9.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them