Darfur
Why Trump Must Not Meet With Sudanese President al-Bashir
Even if Trump upholds U.S. policy, the implicit judgment by the Saudis is that there is a chance that their provocation will induce no reaction at all
After Torture and Desert Trek, First Sudanese Wins Asylum in Israel
Mutasim Ali always believed that he would succeed in his fight to secure refugee status for the thousands of asylum seekers in Israel. He just never thought that he would attain the status himself.
African Immigrants Cheer Israel Court Decision Shutting Jail
African immigrants in Israel are cheering the High Court’s order to close a much-reviled detention center. But asylum seekers still worry about their precarious future in the Jewish state.
2 Women Put a Darfuri Survivor Through College
When Maya Paley and Tamar Shertok met Guy, a Darfuri genocide survivor who dreamed of going to college, they knew they had to help — whatever the cost.
African Asylum Seeker Stays Positive in Israeli Detention Facility
Hassan Shakur fled Darfur for Israel, only to find himself stuck in limbo in a detention facility. Instead of feeling bitter, he’s trying to build the foundation of a better life.
Make Dinner Safer
Making dinner for one’s family should not be life-threatening. But in some places in the world it is. This public service announcement exposes the situation and how a simple object can save lives. Produced by teens participants in The Righteous Conversations Project, which brings together teens and Holocaust survivors to make media works about contemporary injustices. PSA gifted to Jewish World Watch. Director: Nick Lieberman, Production Designer: Rebecca Hutman, Co-Creators: India Wilson, Tammy Shine, Composer: Elai Shine, ©2013
Israel’s African Problem and Us
A new Israeli law allows undocumented immigrants, mostly African asylum seekers, to be detained indefinitely. Diaspora Jews must not turn a blind eye to this injustice.
Seeking Asylum, Sudanese Face Israeli Prison
Israel is building prison camps to detain some 15,000 immigrants from Sudan who are seeking asylum. Many of them are refugees from the horrific conflict in Darfur.
An African Immigrant's Plea
Adam Ibrahim, a refugee from Darfur, asks for respect from his Israeli neighbors. He wonders why politicians have fomented the recent violence against innocent immigrants.
Eyewitness to Slavery and Freedom
At every Seder, we talk about freedom and slavery. This year, a guest talked about his work in Sudan, where the words are living reality, Leonard Fein writes.