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Main author:	Campbell, John
Other authors:	Yaron, Hadas Hashimshony-Yaffe, Nurit
Format:	Journal Article
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id	eprints-15955
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	This article adopts a genealogical approach in examining Israeli immigration policy by focusing on the situation confronting African asylum seekers who have been forced back into Egypt, detained and deported but who have not had their asylum claims properly assessed. Based on immigration policies formulated at the time of Israeli independence, whose principle objective was to secure a Jewish majority state, we argue that Israel’s treatment of African asylum seekers as ‘infiltrators’/economic migrants stems from an insistence on maintaining immigration as a sovereign issue formally isolated from other policy domains. Such an approach is not only in violation of Israel’s commitment to the Refugee Convention, it directly contributes to policies which are ineffective and unduly harsh.
format	Journal Article
author	Campbell, John
author_facet	Campbell, John Yaron, Hadas Hashimshony-Yaffe, Nurit
authorStr	Campbell, John
author_letter	Campbell, John
author2	Yaron, Hadas Hashimshony-Yaffe, Nurit
author2Str	Yaron, Hadas Hashimshony-Yaffe, Nurit
title	"Infiltrators" or refugees? An analysis of Israel's policy towards African asylum seekers
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2013
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15955/