Jerusalem – Israeli authorities say they have detained dozens of migrants from South Sudan who have entered the country illegally.
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Interior Ministry spokeswoman Sabine Hadad says 55 people were rounded up early Monday as part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized immigration planned by the government. Last week, a Jerusalem court ruled last week that the estimated 4,500 migrants from South Sudan in Israel could be expelled.
Some 60,000 Africans have trekked through Egypt and other countries to reach Israel over the past few years. Many are looking for work, while others are seeking political asylum.
A series of rapes and other crimes blamed on migrants has created an angry backlash. Israel has offered cash incentives to those who leave voluntarily.
Israeli officials fear the influx could undermine the country’s Jewish character.
The only way how to dO it. Theyre here illegally, they’ve for to leave, period. We in the US should learn from this politically incorrect bit of common sense.
Deport these illegal refugees, along with the anti-semitic Russians in EY, who hate Jews. Incidentally, I’d like to see how Egypt or other Arab countries would permit such a demonstration by refugees. Where are the other African countries? Where is the Organization of African Unity? Why don’t they grant their fellow Africans asylum?
Israel is a country that was created to protect refugees from genocide, or so it claims. This incident shows the true racist fangs of Zionism. The Torah is clear that we are in Galus and cannot have a Jewish State. Israel should welcome all refugees and stop breaking Torah by having a Jewish State. Being unkind to strangers is Middas Sdom. If they want Hashem to protect them in Eretz Yisroel the zionists should stop acting like the people from Sodom and Gommorah.