Refugees

US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni nationals

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that she had "determined that Yemen no longer meets the law's requirements to be designated for Temporary Protected Status."

Passengers wait for their flights at Aden Airport in Aden, Yemen January 1, 2026.
 Keith and Aviva Siegel  speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

REFUGEES FROM Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives.

Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program

Bruce Springsteen performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, October 28, 2024; illustrative.

Bruce Springsteen releases Minneapolis protest song, sings 'ICE out now!'


Holocaust education bill fails in Washington State after debate over Jewish refugees, and Gaza war

Republicans felt that the latest version of the bill contained implied references to Gaza Palestinians’ experience during the war.

 The Washington State Capitol legislative building in Olympia, Washington, September 23, 2013.

Reviving Israel’s periphery

Rashi Foundation CEO Michal Cohen on revitalizing war-torn communities

 (R to L) Michal Cohen, CEO Rashi Foundation; Yitzhak Danino, Mayor of Ofakim; and Oren Sagi, CEO Cisco Israel, at the Magnet youth center in Ofakim

Diabetes, cholera, malnutrition could wreak havoc in Gaza, even if war stops today - report

Even with a ceasefire, about 11,580 people could still die in the same period if there is an outbreak disease.

 Palestinians gather to collect water from a house in Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. February 7, 2024

Egypt must reap what they sowed to prevent another October 7 from happening - opinion

Egypt bears massive responsibility for the ongoing crisis. To prevent another October 7, this will require Israel to maintain control of the Rafah crossing

 A DISPLACED Palestinian man holds his granddaughter as he shelters at the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, last week. Egypt bears massive responsibility for the unfolding crisis, the writer argues.

Egypt building border wall as Israel assaults Rafah - WSJ

The wall, which is set to span 8 square miles, is being developed as Egyptian officials fear refugees from Gaza will flood into the country after Israel removes Hamas from power.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIANS shelter at the border with Egypt, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Arab Israelis 'oppressed' into silence over Hamas war, Arab MK claims

Tibi’s exclusive interview depicts the situation that Arab-Israelis are in during the Israel-Hamas war.

 MK Ahmed Tibi in an exclusive interview.

The Rafah tipping point: The culmination of Israel's war on Hamas - comment

Taking on the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza can end the war or create the ultimate humanitarian disaster. Perhaps both simultaneously.

 Displaced Palestinian woman Laila Abu Mustafa, who fled her house due to Israeli strikes, shelters at the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 10, 2024.

Aid groups warn of Rafah 'bloodbath' if Israel advances

"If the same bombs used in Khan Younis were used in Rafah, it would be at least a doubling or tripling of the toll because it's so densely populated," said Dr Santosh Kumar.

 Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 9, 2024.

Displaced Gazans resort to living in chicken sheds

"We're living in a place meant for animals," said Umm Mahdi Hanoon, standing among the cages. "Imagine a child sleeping in a chicken crate."

 A displaced Palestinian girl from the Hanoon family plays in an unfinished poultry farm, where she and her family take refuge, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 7, 2024.

LGBTQ+ Palestinians can request asylum in Israel, court rules

The Population Authority's position is that all Palestinians are not subject to the UN's Refugee Convention.

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90