African migrants

South Africa's anti-immigrant unrest tests its pan-African standing

Tens of thousands of foreign nationals have left South Africa as anti-immigrant protests, sporadic violence, and fears of further unrest have spread.

JULY 13, 2026|ByWASEEM ABU MAHADI/THE MEDIA LINE

Supporters of the South African anti-immigrant group 'March and March' hold a demonstration, after an unofficial June 30 deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented migrants to leave the country had passed, in Umzimkhulu, South Africa, July 13, 2026.

Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat react as they are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025.

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

Libya is a transit route for migrants, many from sub-Saharan Africa, fleeing to Europe in the hopes of escaping conflict and poverty.

APRIL 30, 2026|ByREUTERS

African illegal immigrants wait to board a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia.

More than 60 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing

68 bodies have been recovered and 12 people have been rescued with many still missing as of Monday morning accordig to the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration.

AUGUST 4, 2025|ByREUTERS

Major genomic study reveals humanity's longest prehistoric migration from Africa to South America

Reduction in genetic diversity in indigenous populations may have reduced their capacity to combat diseases.

JUNE 3, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel should do better by its asylum seekers - opinion

As a nation built by people who once sought asylum, Israel must consider how the nation treats those currently seeking the same protection.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByMARCO GREENBERG

INTERIOR MINISTER Ayelet Shaked. ‘I think we can agree that this is not the best look to which Israel can aspire,’ says the writer, referring to the denial of asylum to a woman fleeing female genital mutilation.

Libya is deadliest launching pad for illegal immigration to Europe

The International Organization for Migration reported that over 20,000 migrants have been rescued from migration attempts via the Mediterranean Sea.

NOVEMBER 30, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

An overcrowded dinghy with migrants from different African countries is seen during a rescue operation off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea September 21, 2016.

Now is the time to create economic opportunities for refugees - opinion

Israel can become a world leader in creating economic opportunities for refugees.

JUNE 21, 2022ByOR MOR-YOSEF

CODING COURSE graduates attend a job search workshop

Israeli musical series about Jews, Arabs, African refugees in the works

Pisces Lane will be about three 16-year-old girls in Jaffa who start a band.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN

Eritrean kids, rest of class segregated in Tel Aviv kindergartens - report

Are Tel Aviv kindergartens promoting racist segregation? So says a new report from Channel 13, which alleges that these schools are separating Eritrean children from the rest of their class.

APRIL 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis and fellow community members attend a memorial ceremony for Habtom Zarhum, an Eritrean migrant who was mistaken for a gunman at a shooting attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 21, 2015.

African migrants make Haggadah prior to Passover

Artwork used to draw parallels between migrants, Biblical Israelites.

MARCH 21, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Childhood in the 21st century by Tsegay Berhe

Short film ‘White Eye’ tackles Israel’s ‘blind’ bias toward African migrants

“White Eye,” from 33-year-old director Tomer Shushan, tackles an Israeli problem familiar to Americans.

MARCH 11, 2021ByTOM TUGEND/JTA

Dawit Tekelaeb, left, and Daniel Gad star in the Israeli Oscar contender "White Eye."

As Sudan forges ties with Israel, what status do migrants have?

Much attention has been given to haredim and Arabs during the coronavirus era, but what of Israel's African migrants, whose status is still under dispute?

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB