18 research outputs found
On the Legality and Morality of Rejection Procedures at the Border: The treatment of Asylum Seekers on the Israeli Egyptian Border (in Hebrew)
On the Legality and Morality of Rejection Procedures at the Border: The treatment of Asylum Seekers on the Israeli Egyptian Border (in Hebrew)
Beyond Voluntary Return: A critical ethnographic study of refugees who departed Israel ‘voluntarily’
Ethnic Majority Attitudes toward Jewish and Non-Jewish Migrants in Israel: The Role of Perceptions of Threat, Collective Vulnerability, and Human Values
Host or hostile? Attitudes towards asylum seekers in Israel and in Denmark
In this study, we focus on attitudes towards asylum seekers in two countries: Denmark and Israel. Both serve as interesting cases through which to study public sentiment of host populations for people seeking refuge. We examine the role of three core dimensions that have been relatively overlooked in previous studies: social contact with asylum seekers, the role of support for humanitarian policies and perceptions of legitimacy of the asylum seekers' claims. We also gauge the way perceptions of threat mediate the effect of these core dimensions on individuals' willingness to share their national benefits with those looking for refugee status in the two countries. For the analysis, we use multiple group structural equation modelling. On the descriptive level, findings suggest that respondents are considerably more hostile in Israel than in Denmark, although the mechanisms leading to the formation of exclusionary attitudes are partly similar. We conclude with some limitations of the study and closing remarks about similarities and differences across the two countries