Tag: Eritrea
Eritrean migrants barbeque for Israeli soldiers near Gaza border
Dozens of Eritrean migrants hosted IDF soldiers serving on the border with Gaza to a festive barbecue dinner on Tuesday, showing support for the country where they have sought shelter.
The extraordinary event saw the...
Israel detains 53 Eritreans after Tel Aviv riot
Fifty-three suspects from Saturday's violent clashes between rival Eritrean factions in Tel Aviv have been placed in administrative detention.
The suspects were transferred to Givon Prison in the central Israeli city of Ramla on Monday and Tuesday...
Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ in the running for an Oscar
When Tomer Shushan had his bicycle stolen, the Israeli-born son of Moroccan Israeli immigrants went through a range of complicated emotions. Once he started the process of getting the bike back, he began to...
The migrant situation in South Tel Aviv: ‘A battle over sovereignty and identity’
Sheffi Paz, the leader of the struggle to evict illegal immigrants from her south Tel Aviv neighborhood, has become a nationally recognized figure in Israel. She herself is not sure when or how it...
UN urges Israel to scrap African migrant relocation plan
Geneva - The United Nations on Tuesday called on Israel to scrap a new programme forcing thousands of African migrants out of the country, condemning it as incoherent and unsafe.
The programme is targeting an...