The embassy has confirmed that a new policy framework addressing the protection of asylum seekers and infrastructure support for local neighborhoods is moving forward. Our request for a balanced immigration strategy has been formally acknowledged as the basis for this upcoming program. We will monitor the implementation phase to ensure …
August 3, 2012
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Dear Ambassador Taub
We write to you as members of the British community who are concerned about recent events surrounding refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.
We write to express our shock about the instances of incitement and intimidation against refugees. And also to support those who, in the wake of these events, have condemned the incitement - and are working to reduce tension and fear.
We recognise that simple condemnations do not do justice to the complexity of the situation and that the challenges are far from simple.
We do however urge Israel to address these issues. We call on Israel’s leaders to establish a sensible immigration policy that respects the human rights treaties it has signed and balances the ideal of the Jewish homeland with the Jewish obligation to help the stranger.
It is the right of Israel to decide who will enter its territory. In doing so, Israel should consider how it best protects those who are unable to return to their home countries for fear of persecution.
These solutions also require attention to be given to those Israelis living in some of Israel's poorest neighbourhoods, where asylum seekers cluster. Those who have attempted to pit these two groups against each other should be stopped.
Israel is not alone in having to address refugee issues. The numbers of asylum seekers seeking refuge in Israel is not surprising given the persecution they are facing at home and the horrors many have experienced in their journey (e.g. in Sinai).
In writing to you we are driven by our support for Israel, itself founded by many refugees, and the biblical lesson ‘And you shall love the Stranger. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt’.
Updates
June 29, 2012
The petition reached 250 signatures today. I am now preparing a formal letter based on these signatures to deliver directly to the Ambassador's office.
Reached 250 supporters
June 28, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
June 25, 2012
6 Comments
Stop the hate. Israel should be a light to the nations not acting like this towards refugees.
The way people are talking about refugees is horrible. Everyone deserves dignity and safety.
Human rights matter for everyone regardless of where they come from. Very worried about the direction this is heading.
THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS. Stop the incitement immediately.
Its about time someone spoke up about this. Really shameful stuff.
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The embassy has confirmed that a new policy framework addressing the protection of asylum seekers and infrastructure support for local neighborhoods is moving forward. Our request for a balanced immigration strategy has been formally acknowledged as the basis for this upcoming program. We will monitor the implementation phase to ensure …
August 3, 2012
Final supporters
Dear Ambassador Taub
We write to you as members of the British community who are concerned about recent events surrounding refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.
We write to express our shock about the instances of incitement and intimidation against refugees. And also to support those who, in the wake of these events, have condemned the incitement - and are working to reduce tension and fear.
We recognise that simple condemnations do not do justice to the complexity of the situation and that the challenges are far from simple.
We do however urge Israel to address these issues. We call on Israel’s leaders to establish a sensible immigration policy that respects the human rights treaties it has signed and balances the ideal of the Jewish homeland with the Jewish obligation to help the stranger.
It is the right of Israel to decide who will enter its territory. In doing so, Israel should consider how it best protects those who are unable to return to their home countries for fear of persecution.
These solutions also require attention to be given to those Israelis living in some of Israel's poorest neighbourhoods, where asylum seekers cluster. Those who have attempted to pit these two groups against each other should be stopped.
Israel is not alone in having to address refugee issues. The numbers of asylum seekers seeking refuge in Israel is not surprising given the persecution they are facing at home and the horrors many have experienced in their journey (e.g. in Sinai).
In writing to you we are driven by our support for Israel, itself founded by many refugees, and the biblical lesson ‘And you shall love the Stranger. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt’.
Updates
June 29, 2012
The petition reached 250 signatures today. I am now preparing a formal letter based on these signatures to deliver directly to the Ambassador's office.
Reached 250 supporters
June 28, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
June 25, 2012
6 Comments
Treating people like this is just wrong. We have to be better.
Stop the hate. Israel should be a light to the nations not acting like this towards refugees.
The way people are talking about refugees is horrible. Everyone deserves dignity and safety.
Human rights matter for everyone regardless of where they come from. Very worried about the direction this is heading.
THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS. Stop the incitement immediately.
Its about time someone spoke up about this. Really shameful stuff.
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Treating people like this is just wrong. We have to be better.