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Israel’s crackdown on foreign workers is driving some families into hiding

Mika and Maureen Velasco being arrested in August. (Courtesy of United Children of Israel/JTA Photo Service)

TEL AVIV (JTA) — The woman approached with trepidation, fidgeting and glancing nervously over her shoulder as she sat down in a coffee shop here. A Filipino caregiver who has been living in Israel without a visa for years, the woman said her home had been raided by Israeli… Read more »