US aid to Israel is vital, but so is addressing the border crisis A wartime aid package for the Jewish state should be a congressional priority. That said, it’s no good pretending that the collapse of American security can continue to be ignored. Jonathan S. Tobin Jan. 5, 2024
Eritrean granted Israeli residency for Oct. 7 heroism “I’m with you to the end”: Mulugeta Tsagi administered life-saving first aid to an IDF officer shot by terrorists. Pesach Benson Nov. 27, 2023
Tel Aviv deputy mayor, family attacked by Eritrean youths "If we don't deal with the problem of infiltrators, we will experience the scenes we experienced on Shabbat for years to come," said Haim Goren. Sept. 6, 2023
Israel detains 53 Eritreans after Tel Aviv riot The United Nation warns against mass deportation of asylum seekers. Sept. 5, 2023
Liberal Jewish groups need to own the disaster at the border With rules they called “cruel” about to expire, arguing that the surge of illegal immigrants posing as asylum seekers is analogous to Jews fleeing the Nazis has to stop. Jonathan S. Tobin May 8, 2023
Frank Nikbakht, Iranian American Jewish activist, dies at 68 “[His] satisfaction in life, even to the last hours of his life, was to community work. He did it for what he believed was a noble cause,” said George Haroonian, a Los Angeles-based Iranian Jewish activist. Karmel Melamed June 20, 2022
Will the plight of Afghanis recast the debate about refugees? Liberal groups have twisted the meaning of the word to include illegal immigrants who weren’t fleeing for their lives. The current crisis puts that false claim in perspective. Jonathan S. Tobin Sept. 2, 2021
Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ in the running for an Oscar The 21-minute work was shot in one take over the course of a single night. “Everyone said it was crazy,” recounts writer and director Tomer Shushan. Howard Blas April 23, 2021
Israel rolls out COVID-19 vaccinations for foreign nationals The vaccines are being offered for free; no participant will be checked by immigration authorities. Feb. 10, 2021
