News for Refugee Crisis Syrian refugees in Israel?Poll shows Israelis strongly back Trump's bombing of Syrian base after chemical attack, but are divided on accepting refugees into Israel. Pope calls European refugee centers 'concentration camps'American Jewish Committee criticizes Pope Francis for calling refugee and migrant centers in Europe “concentration camps.” Israel cancels plan to take in 100 Syrian refugeesAmid global debate over ability of Western countries to assimilate refugees from Mideast war-zones, Israel nixes plans to admit 100 Syrians.Refugees in US to cost taxpayers billions in 2017Half a million refugees already inside the US will cost federal government more than $4 billion this year. Poll shows strong backing for Trump's executive orderRecent executive order temporarily barring citizens of seven Muslim countries finds strong support among voters despite media outrage. 'Trump's order is a terror ban - not a Muslim ban'Watch: Hysteria over Trump's executive order ignores actual content of the directive. Trump: Europe 'a horrible mess' due to immigration policiesPresident defends executive orders limiting immigration from terror hotbeds, says Europe 'a horrible mess' due to immigration policies. UN: It's up to us to solve refugee crisisFirst-ever UN summit to discuss xenophobia and refugee placement. Summit will deliver, "an increase in compassion."US announces 10,000th Syrian refugee of the yearUS meets it goal more than a month ahead of schedule, while critics warn its opening its gates to terrorism. Syrian Jews secretly evacuated to KentuckyThree Syrian-Jewish families, including seven children, spirited out of war-torn country and resettled in Jewish community in Louisville. German cover-ups of refugee gang rapes cause stirLeaked documents reveal New Year's Eve assaults far worse than initially reported; activist admits concealing she was raped by refugees. Syrian refugees face mass expulsionAs Europe ships Syrians to Turkey, Turkey begins its own mass expulsion of refugees. |
