Photos by: Oren Ziv, Yotam Ronen, Keren Manor and JC
A homeless African refugee looks at fireworks from Levinsky park, south Tel Aviv, during the new Year's celebrations.
An Ethiopian bar attacked after a protest against African refugees in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Homeless African refugees in Levinsky park, south Tel Aviv, on January 14.
African refugees queuing for food and blankets in south Tel Aviv's Levinsky park on January 23, 2012.
A Sudanese refugee holding a sign depicting the violence in Darfur he has fled from at a protest in Tel Aviv on April 5.
Gil, an Israeli homeless man, teaching Hebrew to African refugees in Levinsky park, south Tel Aviv, on April 1.
Homeless refugees sleeping in a playground in Levinsky park in southern Tel Aviv on January 26.
A refugee showing a Molotov cocktail found after series of attacks on refugees in south Tel Aviv on April 27.
Milan, a homeless Eritrean refugee who was taken hostage by Bedouins in Sinai, in Levinsky park,Tel Aviv, on February 1.
The aftermath of a Molotov attack on a refugees' kindergarten in south Tel Aviv on April 27.
Residents of Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood attacking a demonstration against racism on April 27.
Police keeping Africans away from a protest by Israeli nationalists against refugees in South Tel Aviv on May 17.
An apartment of Nigerian refugees after it was attacked with Molotovs, in the HaTikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv on May 6.
Protester shouting abuse at an Ethiopian man at a protest against an organization that helps migrants in Tel Aviv on May 22.
"Rapes, murders, theft.We are afraid to get out of our house! HaTikva became Harlem!" at a protest in Tel Aviv on May 22.
Michael Ben Ari (R), a right-wing MK, during a protest against an organization that helps migrants in Tel Aviv on May 22.
A protest against African refugees and asylum seekers in Tel Aviv's Hatikva neighborhood on May 23.
Michael Ben-Ari giving a speech at a protest against African refugees in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Protesters running to Levinsky Park after a protest against African refugees in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Protesters shouting racist slogans after a protest against African refugees in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
A car that was attacked during protest against African refugees in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23, 2012.
African passersby shortly before being attacked by a mob during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Blood on the streets after attacks on Africans during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Protesters attacking an Ethiopian bar during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
An Eritrean shop attacked by a mob during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Police chats as a racist mob roams the streets during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
A driver is asked if there are any Africans on the bus during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Singing "The people wants the Africans to be burned" during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
A mother with her baby after they were attacked by a mob during race riots in Tel Aviv's HaTikva neighborhood on May 23.
Newspaper headlines on May 24, 2012, about a unit of Israel's Border Police about to be sent to patrol Southern Tel Aviv.
The number of African asylum seekers in Israel has grown in recent years, now standing at roughly 60,000, mostly from Eritrea and Sudan. To stem the tide of arrivals the state has been pursuing a string of restrictive measures, which was added to anti-immigrant rhetoric used by government officials. In May 2012, after an anti-migrants demonstration fueled with raciest slogans by attending right-wing Knesset members, a nighttime mob attack took place against African migrants and their properties in the southern neighborhoods of Tel Aviv.
This photo-essay tells the story of that night, which is now referred to by many as "The Pogrom", and key events that led to it during 2012.