Most of the world views Israel as a creator of refugees and a perpetuator of their suffering. But some genuine refugees from the crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region—which is being largely ignored by a world more concerned with the dubious Palestinian-refugee issue—are finding in Israel the very refuge they were seeking.
Israel itself is engaged in a heated debate over whether it should give asylum to the Sudanese, most of whom are Muslim, and allow them to integrate into Israeli society.
Israel Today reporter Ryan Jones spoke to one of these refugees who said that if Israel will open its arms and its heart to them, he and many others like him are ready to become productive and loyal citizens of the Jewish state and help to defend the country against its many detractors.
Moussa (whose name has been changed for his protection) has been living in Israel for more than a year, works on a farm and is learning Hebrew.