No Shelter: Protection Gaps in Israel Facing Refugees Fleeing Gender-Based Persecution

There are approximately 34,000 asylum seekers in Israel today. A particularly vulnerable subgroup is made up of those fleeing honor killings, domestic violence, rape, forced marriage, and other forms of gender-based violence. Israel fails to protect these refugees in two key ways: first, by refusing to recognize the refugee claims of women fleeing gender-based violence; and second, by prohibiting employment and withholding social benefits from asylum seekers, both of which detrimentally impact women.