Seeking Asylum in Israel: Refugees and the History of Migration Law PDF
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GiladBen-NunisMarieCurieIndividualFellowatVeronaUniversity’s Department of Public International Law and holds a PhD from the University of Leipzig. He is also the author of The Fourth Geneva Convention: The History of International Humanitarian Law (I.B.Tauris, forthcoming). “Fascinating, even gripping ... [the book] sheds rare light onto the drafting process of the most important treaty on refugees.” Pierre Hazan, Special Advisor on Transitional Justice, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Geneva) and Associate Professor, Neuchaˆtel University “Nomomentcouldbemoreappropriatefortacklingthistopicthantoday, whenallofEurope,insideandoutsideoftheEU,andtheMediterranean region, are helpless and in disarray facing the refugee crisis. Gilad Ben-Nundaresatwin-trackstrategyofmakingusawareaboutthesection ofinternationallawthathasbecomesocriticalafterWorldWarIIandthe period of decolonization, and the role the youngstateofIsrael played in writing and commenting this law: that is one track. The other is the application of international and national law on refugees to Israel. The second track can be observed as a paradigmatic oscillation between universalism – i.e.alsoaglobalcommitmenttoconventionsandrulesof supranationallaw – andafall-backintooldandnewnationalisms...This book ispioneering inseveral ways.” Michael Daxner, Professor, Freie Universita¨t Berlin and former Principal International Officer, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) “This book demonstrates convincingly that knowing about global history is essential for understanding current international events. By analyzing the conflict between judges and government in Israel concerning the treatment of refugees, the author has made visible the deep roots of today’s migration policies.” Matthias Middell, Professor of Global History, University of Leipzig SEEKING ASYLUM IN ISRAEL Refugees and the History of Migration Law G B -N ILAD EN UN Publishedin2017by I.B.Tauris&Co.Ltd London(cid:129)NewYork www.ibtauris.com Copyrightq2017GiladBen-Nun TherightofGiladBen-Nuntobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeenassertedbythe authorinaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Exceptforbriefquotationsinareview,thisbook,oranypartthereof,may notbereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyform orbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise,withoutthe priorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher. Everyattempthasbeenmadetogainpermissionfortheuseoftheimagesinthisbook.Any omissionswillberectifiedinfutureeditions. Referencestowebsiteswerecorrectatthetimeofwriting. LibraryofModernMiddleEastStudies193 ISBN:9781784537609 eISBN:9781786721334 ePDF:9781786731333 AfullCIPrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary AfullCIPrecordisavailablefromtheLibraryofCongress LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:available TypesetinGaramondThreebyOKSPrepressServices,Chennai,India PrintedandboundbyCPIGroup(UK)Ltd,Croydon,CR04YY To Keren: התאואיהתחאבהואה Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishna, Avot A. 6. CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Part I Universalism Established: Israel and the Creation of the International Refugee Regime 1. The Origins of the 1951 Refugee Convention and Non-Discrimination 19 2. The Origins of the Non-Refoulement Principle 51 Part II Universalism Lost: Israeli Governmental Policies toward Non-Jewish Migrants, 2006–13 3. The Moderateness of the Sharon–Olmert Administrations, 2005–8 89 4. The Rise of the Israeli Extreme Right, 2009–12 108 5. The Legislative Process and Modern Adaptation of the 1954 Anti-Infiltration Act 119 6. The Israeli Extreme Right’s Anti-Migrant Onslaught 135 viii SEEKING ASYLUM INISRAEL Part III Universalism Regained: The Israeli Judiciary and the African Migration Challenge 7. The Revocation of the 2012 and 2013 Anti-Infiltration Acts 165 8. Incarceration, Forced Resettlement, and the Ensuing Constitutional Crisis 206 Conclusion 219 Notes 229 Bibliography 273 Index 291 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Map Map 1.1 Main East African migrant route to Israel 14 Graph Graph 7.1 Working permits issued to non-Jewish residents in Israel, 2000–12 157
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