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Families from kibbutzim, moshavim to shelter asylum seekers

“We call on kibbutzim to make every effort to host and absorb asylum seekers, even if only for a few months, and provide shelter and work, as much as possible. They have work permits and can legally work. This is a decisive moment for us all and it can be our moment of pride. Please respond generously and according to our values as kibbutz members, Jews and human beings.”
Initiatives underway for Israeli families at kibbutzim, moshavim, to provide refuge for asylum seekers facing expulsion; efforts to resettle 1,000 African families from south Tel Aviv in periphery cities; resettlement’s organizer: ‘Government likes the idea.’
Kibbutz Sasa in the northern Galilee is one of the safe havens. Its members are pledging to provide work for asylum seekers and they do not fear exposure. The kibbutz has set aside four apartments for migrants, with a single mother with two children expected to move in before Passover. “Some 2,250 people have signed up to host African asylum seekers—who they do not know—in their homes, despite the fact that it seems to be against the law,” said Dr. Ofer. “At first, they were very suspicious and hesitant and only a few were willing to participate. Most of those set for immediate expulsion prefer to go to prison with their heads held high and fight. But some are weak and sick and scared to go to prison, so they asked for help.” He added, “For the first time, I understood the Jews in Europe, when the sword approaches the neck and you somehow try to suppress it.”

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