Dana Weiler-Polak
Sex-trafficking Victims Jailed Since April Due to Lack of Shelter Space
The 14 women jailed since April were part of a group of 40 women and girls who had gone to a town on the Ethiopia-Sudan border in hopes of finding work.
Immigration Police Arrest Dozens of African Migrants in Eilat, Central Israel
Immigration Authority begins rounding up African migrants for deportation; Knesset committee discusses new plan regarding Israel's handling of asylum seekers, refugees and migrant workers.
Fear Mounts Among African Migrants as Israel Begins Deportation
The South Sudanese are the most concerned of all, after a Jerusalem court last week legitimized their deportation.
Israel Begins Deportation of South Sudanese Migrants
According to new government bill, the maximum penalty for employing migrants will be raised from a two-year jail sentence to five years.
Discount Bank Ires Women's Groups With Voluntary Dismissal Deal
Bank offersd workers who are pregnant or on maternity leave 'improved retirement conditions' if they sign a form consenting to be fired.
Israel Cleared to Deport South Sudan Nationals, Court Says
Some 1,000 South Sudanese are believed to be in Israel, part of a larger influx of African migrants who have poured into the country in recent years; Yishai says court ruling is first of many such steps.
African Migrant Rape Victim Was Held in Prison Due to Lack of Vacancy in Shelters
Ethiopian woman was raped during passage through Sinai, then kept in Israel’s Saharonim prison because women’s shelters had no vacancy.
Yishai Forms Task Force to Deal With Israel's 'Infiltrator Problem'
Interior Minister gives task force two months to present ways to stop the influx of African migrants into Israel.
PM Orders Defense Ministry to Erect Tent Cities for African Migrants
Directive calls for 'creating accommodations for infiltrators, as quickly and for as many people as possible;' Defense Ministry searching for locations.
Israel's Five-year War on African Migrants
From building a new border fence to setting up the world's largest detention facility for asylum seekers, Israel's government has tried a number of different strategies designed to keep African migrants out.
Israel Enacts Law Allowing Authorities to Detain Illegal Migrants for Up to 3 Years
Until now, migrants caught by IDF have been transferred to the Saharonim detention facility in the south; Interior Minister says migrants do not recognize that Israel 'belongs to the white man.'
Israel's Sex Offenders' Unit Warns That Pedophile Can't Be Tracked
The individual served two previous prison terms for sexual offenses against minors.
AG: South Sudan Safe Enough to Deport Migrants From Israel
Weinstein makes remarks to Jerusalem court, after five organizations file petition to prevent deportation of South Sudanese citizens; asylum cases will still be considered on individual basis.
IDF Wounds Migrants Trying to Cross Into Israel
Meanwhile, in south Tel Aviv, law enforcement tries to preempt fights.
Eritrean Demonstrators Claim Israel Ignores Rights Abuses in Their Country
At Eritrean Independence Day protest, migrants claim Israel maintains warm relations with Isaias Afwerki's regime, despite human rights abuses; say fleeing these abuses, not employment, is the reason they are in Israel.
Ivory Coast Migrant Stays Indoors After Hatikva Riots
African migrant finds it hard to cope with new reality after being at Wednesday night's demonstration.
Day After Violent anti-African Protest, Likud MK Calls to 'Distance Infiltrators' Immediately
Police extends remand of 17 Israeli protesters arrested during rally for attacking African asylum seekers; Danny Dannon calls to remove African migrants from city centers.
Israeli Judge Accused of Racism in Ruling Against Eritrean Teen
Judge decides to release the minor suspect to public boarding school and not to uncle's custody, despite favorable social worker report.
Threats Made Against South Tel Aviv Aid Workers After Yishai Remarks
Hotline for Migrant Workers files a police report about the calls and also filed a complaint against Interior Minister Eli Yishai for incitement.
Four Eritreans Arrested in Another TA Parking Lot Rape
19-year-old woman raped and robbed by Eritrean asylum seekers while making her way home through southern Tel Aviv.
Class Action: Insurers, HMOs Refuse Coverage for Disabled
Plaintiffs charge that Clal, Dikla, Maccabi, Clalit and Leumit, refused them nursing insurance due to their disabilities.
Israel's Immigration Authority Recommends Indicting Attorney General's Wife
A foreign worker was employed illegally at Yehuda Weinstein's home when he was instated as attorney general.
At-risk Teenage Girl Held at Police Station for 20 Hours
Thirteen-year-old girl held at station due to a shortage of care facilities for at-risk children.
Following Attack on Migrant Workers, Israeli Aid Group Says Receives Anonymous Threat
As tension between foreigners and locals increases, residents blame government of inaction and buy tear gas for protection.
African Residents in South Tel Aviv Targeted by Second Firebomb Attack in Two Weeks
Two firebombs hurled at a house in Hatikva neighborhood, less than two weeks after similar attack on homes of asylum seekers.
Israel Expands Ban on Smoking in Public
Smoking will be prohibited at performances, in bus stops, train platforms, swimming pools, and around health facilities.
Israel Police, Aid Organizations Cannot Agree on Migrants' Crime Rate
Police point to 'serious rise' in crime by asylum seekers and foreign workers in Knesset discussion, while organizations say crime rates among these groups are actually falling.
Firebomb Attack on Asylum Seekers' Buildings Sparks Clashes in South Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Police are forced to separate protesters from neighborhood residents, as anti-racism protest following firebomb attacks gets out of hand.
200 Immigrants Entitled to Ten Public Housing Slots
Absorption Ministry only has budget to buy 10 apartments a year that can be renovated for a disabled person's needs, while waiting list is around 200 people.