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Julie Wabiwa Juliette, a Congolese asylum seeker, seen in her apartment in Holon, just south of Tel Aviv. 'I am afraid for my life, for my family, and for my kids.' (Ben Toren)

Israel wants to deport 300 refugees to one of the world’s most dangerous countries

Israel’s 300 Congolese asylum seekers have been living in the country for well over a decade. Now the Israeli government is trying to deport them back to their home country, considered one of the most dangerous in the world. By Ben Toren It was nine years ago that Julie Wabiwa Juliette narrowly fled her home…

By +972 Magazine February 17, 2019

Mavi Marmara. (Free Gaza movement/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Investigating Gaza flotilla deaths would sacrifice International Criminal Court’s legitimacy

The violent takeover of the Mavi Marmara simply does not stack up to other violent mass executions of passive civilians. Referring a relatively minor incident to the ICC in the context of a highly politically charged conflict would confirm the suspicions that the court is no more than a political wolf camouflaged in the neutral trappings…

By +972 Magazine May 21, 2013