Slippery Slope

The Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs approved a bill proposed by Minister of Interior Gideon Sa’ar which would forbid African migrants from sending money abroad. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

Minister of Interior, Eli Yishai (Shas), admits that more than 2,000 North Sudanese were returned to their country “voluntarily” when faced with the choice of a prolonged detention, in violation of the UN’s position that such a return is forbidden since Sudan threatens to punish citizens who were in Israel. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

Minister of Interior, Eli Yishai (Shas), is delaying his signing of new regulations which would see public spaces become accessible to people with disabilities.

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Interior Minister Eli Yishai has ordered local council heads to enforce the law against unlicensed businesses operated by asylum seekers, even if they have a residency permit. (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – Walla)

A family from Sudan was wrongfully detained prior to deportation in recent days by inspectors of the Population and Immigration Authority and placed in the Saharonim Detention Facility.  Only following an appeal to Minister of Interior Eli Yishai by social activists via Facebook was the family released.

(Hebrew - Ynet)

The State Comptroller’s report on the Carmel Fire places overall responsibility for the low level of preparedness of the fire services on the whole government, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  The report places special responsibility on Interior Minister Eli Yishai who is in charge of the fire services and on Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz who conditioned the transfer of funds to the fire services on their completion of an organizational reform. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew - Walla)

Minister of Interior Eli Yishai (Shas), claimed that many women were raped in Tel-Aviv “but do not complain out of fear of being stigmatized as having contracted AIDS.” (Haaretz)

(Hebrew - Haaretz)

Minister of Interior Eli Yishai (Shas) announced that he will place a personal fine on any mayor who employs asylum seekers against a government decision.  Yishai decided to give mayors 30 days to fire all asylum seekers, or else they would risk a fine.

(Hebrew - Ynet)

Minister of Interior Eli Yishai (Shas) emphasized that he is not retracting his statement that all asylum seekers must be detained and said that he cannot judge the residents of South Tel-Aviv-Yafo following yesterday’s violent events.

(Hebrew - Walla)

Minister of Interior Eli Yishai (Shas) said in response to several crimes in which foreign nationals were involved that “infiltrators – all infiltrators, without exceptions – must be placed in prison or a holding facility.  Most of them, I suspect, are involved in criminal activities.  But whenever I say such a thing, I am attacked”.

(Hebrew - Walla)