Asylum seekers

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.

 Keith and Aviva Siegel  speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025
Greek emergency personnel wait to transfer bodies of dead migrants, following migrant’s boat collision with coast guard off the island of Chios, in the port of Chios, Greece, February 3, 2026.

Fourteen migrants die off Greece after boat collides with coast guard

Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Second Iranian diplomat abandons post, seeks asylum for family in Switzerland - report

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report


A memorable portrait of two women

‘And Breathe Normally’ tells an international story of friendshi

And Breathe Normally

Julian Assange charged with conspiracy by U.S. officials

"Julian Assange, 47, has today, Thursday 11 April, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador," police said.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court, after he was arrested in London, Britain April 11, 2019

Urban philanthropy drives Tel Aviv toward better future

The priorities of philanthropists in recent years have shifted from nation-building to meeting the evolving needs of cities and their urban inhabitants.

Children at a kindergarten for asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv.

Saudi seeking asylum is being flown to Canada

"Canada has granted her asylum," Surachate told Reuters. "She'll leave tonight at 11.15 p.m.”

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019.

Putting a price tag on Birthright

I wonder how many young North American Jews are actually aware of the asylum seeker situation, namely, about the 37,288 African migrants in Israel.

A member of kibbutz plays with his dogs in a field near the border between Israel and Gaza, outside Kibbutz Beeri, Israel November 16, 2018

Half of Israelis say asylum seekers should be allowed to temporarily stay

While 7% of Israelis believe asylum seekers should be permitted to stay permanently and granted citizenship, a total of 30% wish to see Israeli authorities permit their deportation.

A boy takes part in a protest against the Israeli government's plan to deport African migrants, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2018.

NGOs ask court to block expulsion from Israel of Congolese migrants

In October, the state removed the temporary protected status that it had given hundreds of Congolese migrants for over a decade.

Asylum seekers protest against the deportation in south Tel Aviv

Eritrean asylum seeker called police days before murder, killer at large

Police are also searching for the murderer of a second teenage girl who had been missing since last Wednesday.

Silvana Tsegai