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Despite their children attending local schools, three Eritrean asylum seeker families in the Haredi city of Bnei Brak remain in a missile-damaged building, denied municipal aid due to lack of legal status and absence from city tax records Some 650 feet from the site where an Iranian missile struck the city of Bnei Brak in […]

30.06.2025, Haaretz

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No Refuge: Refugees in Israel Amid War

22.06.2025

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The Poor Who Don’t Count: Poverty, Food Security and Economic Well-being among Asylum Seekers in Israel

06.05.2025

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IDF Probe Into Killing of Asylum Seekers Near Border With Jordan Finds Major Flaws

17.04.2025, Haaretz

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Sudanese Asylum Seekers Held Without Legal Aid in Israeli Facility for Palestinian Security Detainees

14.04.2025, Haaretz

דו"ח שנתי

ASSAF activity report 2024

31.03.2025

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Asylum-seeking, refugee women in Israel endure higher poverty rates and exploitation – report

20.03.2025, THE JERUSALEM POST

תמונת מצב

Women Refugees in Israel 2025

20.03.2025

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Ugandan, Two Ethiopian Nationals Killed by IDF Fire After Crossing Into Israel From Jordan

14.03.2025, Haaretz

נייר עמדה

Forum of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Organizations in Israel, Statement of Opinion Concerning legislative proposals that endanger the lives of asylum seekers and refugees living in Israel

March 2025, Shahar Mandil Parliament and Government relations, Refugee Rights Forum, Refugee Rights Forum

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From one war to another: Ukrainian refugees in Israel left without safety net, NGO report says

Three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian asylum seekers in Israel are finding themselves facing economic instability and lacking a socioeconomic safety net, according to a report published by ASSAF, an NGO that advocates for the rights and security of Israel’s asylum-seeking population. ASSAF, or Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel, […]

26.02.2025, THE JERUSALEM POST

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Asylum seekers were victims of Oct. 7. Israel’s gov’t must do more to support them – opinion

The brutal attack by Hamas and the ongoing war that followed does not differentiate between populations. Among the casualties, there are refugees and asylum seekers, wounded and bereaved. The casualties include three asylum seekers who were murdered by Hamas in Sderot on October 7. The outcomes of the crimes committed by Hamas on October 7 […]

17.02.2025, THE JERUSALEM POST

תמונת מצב

Data on children of Ukrainian refugees staying in Israel Based on questionnaires distributed by ASSAF to 57 Ukrainian mothers

06.02.2024

דו"ח

“They Shut the Door on You” A Report about the Situation of Refugee Children and Asylum Seekers in Israel – Executive Summary

22.01.2024

נייר עמדה

Israel does not fulfill its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when Refugees and Asylum Seekers with Disabilities are concerned – Status Report – August 2023

August 2023, Orly Levinson-Sela, Public Advocacy Director, ASSAF

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Supplementary Alternative Report: Reference to State Party Replies to the List of Issues & Updates Submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 2023

06.08.2023

תמונת מצב

One year into the war, Israel is still withholding adequate health and welfare services from Ukrainian refugees – Position paper on the situation of Ukrainian refugees after one year in Israel

February 2023, Orly Levinson-Sela, Public Advocacy Director, ASSAF

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Female Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Israel – Vulnerable to Exploitation, Harm, Solicitation for Prostitution and Human Trafficking

September 2022

The Refugee Rights Forum in Israel join the public outcry calling for a change in policy concerning refugees from Ukraine

15.03.2022

ASSAF activity report 2025

IDF Deports Four Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Breach of Protocol

Israel arrests and plans to deport Ethiopian asylum seekers

ASSAF with the Refugee Community – The Situation of Refugees in Israel During the “Operation Roaring Lion” War

Situation Report – Ukrainian Refugees in Israel February 2026

Ukrainian Refugees in Israel Face Growing Poverty, Long Legal Uncertainty

This is not a mistake – it is policy The situation of asylum seekers and refugees in Israel December 2025

UNHCR Factsheet: Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel – February 2025

‘No One Sees Us’: Israeli City Denies Housing to Asylum Seekers Whose Home Was Damaged by Iranian Missile

No Refuge: Refugees in Israel Amid War

The Poor Who Don’t Count: Poverty, Food Security and Economic Well-being among Asylum Seekers in Israel

IDF Probe Into Killing of Asylum Seekers Near Border With Jordan Finds Major Flaws

Sudanese Asylum Seekers Held Without Legal Aid in Israeli Facility for Palestinian Security Detainees

ASSAF activity report 2024

Asylum-seeking, refugee women in Israel endure higher poverty rates and exploitation – report

Women Refugees in Israel 2025

Ugandan, Two Ethiopian Nationals Killed by IDF Fire After Crossing Into Israel From Jordan

Forum of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Organizations in Israel, Statement of Opinion Concerning legislative proposals that endanger the lives of asylum seekers and refugees living in Israel

From one war to another: Ukrainian refugees in Israel left without safety net, NGO report says

Asylum seekers were victims of Oct. 7. Israel’s gov’t must do more to support them – opinion

Ukrainian Refugees in Israel Overview January 2025

“A Land Made of Paper”: A Status Report on Refugees in Israel

changes in medical insurance coverge for children up to age 18

The Young Asylum Seekers Wishing to Join the Israeli Army, in Exchange for a Sense of Belonging

Recruiting African Asylum Seekers for Gaza War Is New Despicable Low for Israel

Latest Nadir for Israel: Lethal Exploitation of Asylum Seekers to Fight in Gaza War

Israel Is Recruiting African Asylum Seekers for Life-threatening Gaza War Operations, Promising Permanent Legal Status

In Free Fall: Towards a Third Decade Without Social Security

First year of integrating migrant children with Israelis in Tel Aviv schools ‘a success’

With No Status or Future, Asylum Seekers’ Kids in Tel Aviv Are Losing Hope

Refugees In Israel – May 2024

Assaf with the refugee communities – Iron Swords war – May 2024

ASSAF with the refugee communities – Iron Swords War

“a declaration of opinion regarding the “Temporary Status as a Risk Factor Among Children and Youth Asylum Seekers

ASSAF Activity Report 2023

Editorial | Israel Must Not Forget the African Victims of the October 7 Massacre

Invisible Victims of October 7: Even in Death, Asylum Seekers in Israel Aren’t Recognized

Position Paper: Two Decades of Israel’s (No) Asylum Policy

Data on children of Ukrainian refugees staying in Israel Based on questionnaires distributed by ASSAF to 57 Ukrainian mothers

“They Shut the Door on You” A Report about the Situation of Refugee Children and Asylum Seekers in Israel – Executive Summary

Food insecurity among refugees and asylum seekers – Position paper – January 2024

Ukrainian Refugees in Israel: “Between One War and Another” – Status report

A one-way “shared” destiny – asylum seekers and refugees during the war in Israel

Shutting The Door On You – Situation Report regarding Children of Refugees and Asylum seekers in Israel

Asylum-Seekers in Israel Show Solidarity in Time of War

ASSAF with the refugee communities – operation Iron Swords

До уваги біженців з України!

Israel Should Establish Functioning Asylum System for African Refugees and Give them Right to Work

Israeli Government Approves Budget Cuts to Fund Healthcare for Ukrainian Refugees Until End of 2023

How Israel Turned Its Back on a Refugee From Ukraine When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer

Israel Is Failing Ukrainian Refugees

Israel’s Suspension of Medical Coverage for Ukrainian Refugees Hurts the Most Vulnerable

The Refugee Rights Forum – an Urgent call regading health services for Ukrainian Refugees in Israel

Israel does not fulfill its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when Refugees and Asylum Seekers with Disabilities are concerned – Status Report – August 2023

Supplementary Alternative Report: Reference to State Party Replies to the List of Issues & Updates Submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 2023

The Forum of Refugee Rights Organizations in Israel – June 2023 report

Asylum Seekers’ Health Insurance Program at Risk as Israeli Providers Back Out

Foreign Minister Considers Plan for Asylum Seekers to Leave Israel in Return for Professional Training

Education Ministry Tries to Create Program to Prepare Asylum Seekers’ Children for Life Abroad, Not Israel

ASSAF Activity Report 2022

A Year Into The War In Ukraine

A year on, Ukrainian refugees in Israel getting ‘inadequate’ aid — rights group

A year on, Ukrainian refugees in Israel getting ‘inadequate’ aid — rights group

One year into the war, Israel is still withholding adequate health and welfare services from Ukrainian refugees – Position paper on the situation of Ukrainian refugees after one year in Israel

Israel Hampering Ukrainians From Leading a Dignified Life, UN Envoy for Refugees in Israel Tells Haaretz

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Harming Refugees Endangers Democracy and Harming Democracy Endangers Refugees

Refugees from Africa: Situation Report 2022

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“Israel is not a refugee accepting country”: NGO briefing on asylum seekers

“We know how to act even when the political situation is hostile and make a change for the better”

PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS’ RIGHTS IN ISRAEL – Status Report October 2022

Female Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Israel – Vulnerable to Exploitation, Harm, Solicitation for Prostitution and Human Trafficking

The Minister of Interior, Ayelet Shaked, has announced a new policy that bans the employment of asylum seekers

Electric bicycle and scooter theory test for holders of “2A5” visa

“They tell a person to leave, but he has nowhere to go”: The ban on employment of asylum seekers in 17 cities

Asylum Seekers from Africa: Situation Report June 2022

Being the Child of Asylum Seekers in Israel ‘Hurts Every Day’

Israel decided to limit refugee employment. Why should we care? – opinion