Slippery Slope

The Ministry of Interior refuses to allow African asylum seekers to enter the Bnei Brak Population Bureau to seek shelter from the rain.  Other people’s entrance to the building was not restricted, and the asylum seekers were told that there are different regulations for them.

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a tour of the Israel-Egypt border fence that he “has committed to the return of all the tens of thousands of African infiltrators to their countries of origin or to other countries.” (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – Ynet)

The public defender’s office claims that Tel-Aviv District Court justice Zvi Gurfinkel imposes stiffer sentences on African migrants, simply because of their race. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)