Such frustrations boiled over this week into protests by thousands - TopicsExpress



          

Such frustrations boiled over this week into protests by thousands of African migrants, whose presence has confronted the Jewish state with key questions about its very identity: Who is a refugee, and do Jews have a special duty to be accommodating in light of their own history?... The Africans, most from the strife-ridden countries of Eritrea and Sudan, say they are fleeing conflict and persecution and are seeking refugee status. Israel says they are merely economic migrants in search of work.... The Africans began pouring into Israel in 2007, with their numbers steadily growing until Israel built a fence along the Egyptian border in 2012. Read more: Outlook bleak for African migrants in Israel | The Times of Israel timesofisrael/outlook-bleak-for-african-migrants-in-israel/#ixzz3JSjrtmuT Follow us: @timesofisrael on Twitter | timesofisrael on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:39:04 +0000

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