Olympic running

Teklit Michael dreamed of running in the London Olympics. But his country, Eritrea, jailed him. So he fled to Israel.

A life of statelessness derailed this Eritrean runner’s hopes to compete in the Olympics

April 13, 2018Conflict

Teklit Michael dreamed of competing in the Olympics. But the Eritrean runner had to flee his country. He’s now among the estimated 20,000 African migrants living without papers in Israel. And Israel has announced plans to deport them.