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  • African asylum seekers, who entered Israel illegally in the past years, hold a prayer after they spent the night in an outdoor camp near Nitzana border crossing with Egypt in the Negev Desert on June 28, 2014. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
    African asylum seekers, who entered Israel illegally in the past years, hold a prayer after they spent the night in an outdoor camp near Nitzana border crossing with Egypt in the Negev Desert on June 28, 2014. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Mourning in the Language of Tisha B’Av

    A makeshift ritual to grieve for Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in Israel

    byAshley Makar
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    Seder Held at Migrant Detention Center in Israel

    Slideshow: Activists evoke Exodus narrative in story of African asylum seekers

    byOren Ziv
  • Performers at Levontin 7 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Ilanit Turgeman)
    Performers at Levontin 7 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Ilanit Turgeman)
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    Tel Aviv Parties in Solidarity with Migrants

    City-wide celebration of African culture to raise awareness of asylum seekers

    byDana Kessler
  • Rahwa Hayle holds her conditional release permit; in the background, her son Nachum watches videos. (Asher Greenberg)
    Rahwa Hayle holds her conditional release permit; in the background, her son Nachum watches videos. (Asher Greenberg)
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    Israel, Designed To Absorb Jewish Refugees, Now Struggles With African Migrant Wave

    This week’s protests in Tel Aviv are the fruit of nearly a decade of government indecision about how to handle an influx of strangers

    byAsher Greenberg
  • Yamane Tesfai, from Eritrea, readies trays of injera. He'll ladle over them potatoes stewed with swiss chard, along with a red stew made with chicken and spiced with a pepper mix called berbere.(Daniella Cheslow)
    Yamane Tesfai, from Eritrea, readies trays of injera. He'll ladle over them potatoes stewed with swiss chard, along with a red stew made with chicken and spiced with a pepper mix called berbere.(Daniella Cheslow)
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    Cooking Workshops Offer Israeli Foodies a Taste of African Cuisine

    Kitchen Talks events allow migrants from Eritrea, Sudan, and elsewhere to share their recipes, and break down cultural barriers

    byDaniella Cheslow
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