refugees

Days after being stabbed in a Tel Aviv café, my African student remains determined to learn the Aleph-Bet

Israel was founded on the belief that refugees deserve a safe haven. Does that apply to Jews only?

I went to Syria to photograph the rebellion. But when the army took aim at the village where I was staying, I escaped to Turkey with 100 refugees.

Israeli authorities will begin to deport South Sudanese refugees once Passover ends—unless the holiday’s message of freedom changes their minds

Thousands of Sudanese and Eritrean refugees, fleeing genocidal persecution and military conscription, are seeking asylum in Israel, which is struggling to manage and acclimate this influx

The Palestinians are laying the groundwork for unilaterally declared statehood. If Israel prepares properly, the move can be a boon for the Jewish state, too.

As southern Sudan votes on independence, Sudanese refugees working in the resorts of Eilat consider returning to their own promised land

Israel and Jordan once worked together for peace. Now their alliance is collapsing, driven apart by the issue of refugee resettlement, and Jordan may be turning to Iran.

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Her family’s Holocaust-haunted past informs the new album from singer-songwriter Clare Burson

Essay enhances indictment of post-’48 Arab governments

A haftorah of decency and despair

South Lebanon Army soldiers fought alongside IDF troops in their country and followed them south when Israel withdrew. Now they’re waiting for a chance to go home.

Fear in Israel, suspicion in the U.S., and more from the news