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An initiative in Tel Aviv has been caring for refugees from Sudan and Eritrea for one year now. Its commitment is in stark contrast to the government's refugee policy, which is pressuring immigrants to leave the country.

Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers released a report on Wednesday stating that Israel is threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum-seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry employees announced a labor dispute Thursday, in protest at their working conditions.

Israel has quietly repatriated hundreds of Sudanese migrants in recent months, drawing accusations from rights groups that it has coerced the Africans into potentially life-threatening situations and possibly violated international norms for treating refugees.

Interior Minister Eli Yishai approved 80,200 permits for migrant workers to enter Israel in 2012. That is almost eight times the number of migrants who entered Israel illegally in 2012 - yet Yishai has been vocal in decrying the illegal "infiltrators" as a danger.

Manila rescinded on Friday a ban on Filipinos traveling to Israel as foreign workers, which was put in place as a result of Operation Pillar of Defense.

At an annual event discussing ways to end human trafficking, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared that the problem of illegal immigration into Israel "has been solved."

At an annual event discussing ways to end human trafficking, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu declared that the problem of illegal immigration into Israel "has been solved.”