“An infiltrator is subject to five years imprisonment,” reads the government-backed bill that gained initial approval of the Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 21-1*. If the “infiltrator” - someone crossing illegally into Israel - is from an enemy country, the maximum sentence goes up to seven years.
In other words: The law states that if [...]
Refuge or Refusal: Israel and Darfur
May 20th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Politics and Policy
Tags: Darfur·Eritrea·Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee·Knesset·Refugees·Sodom·Sudan·Vilnai·Yad Vashem
Department of Hope: Celebrating Israel’s 80th
May 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Judaism and Religion, Politics and Policy
What could Israel look like in 20 years, if we do things right? My article looking forward is now online at the National Post in Canada:
In Israel, 2028, Ibrahim Abdullah Hapalit is the reigning literary star. His first novel, Sinai, is based on his childhood escape from Darfur, across Egypt and the Sinai desert to [...]
Tags: Darfur·demographic issue·Israel·Judaism·Refugees·South Jerusalem
The Land of Asylum
March 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This idea that Israel should offer asylum to non-Jewish refugees - how new is that? Some crazy concept thought up by secular Tel Aviv liberals with no concern for Israel’s Jewish character?
Actually, no. Just a bit older than that.
After my post a few days ago on the need for a new policy on African [...]
Tags: Darfur·Eritrea·Gittin·human trafficking·Immigration·Jewish state·Judaism·Ma'aleh Gilboa·Refugees·Sefer Hahinukh·slavery·Sudan