"Like the US, Israel is not the world's homeless shelter. These people need to work to make a better life in their own countries."
In Abrupt Reversal, Netanyahu Cancels Deal To Resettle African Migrants In Israel
Hours after Israel announced the planned resettlement of 16,250 African migrants to Canada, Italy and Germany - which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was a "good agreement" which "protects the interests of the state of Israel" - Netanyahu reversed course - "pausing" the deal struck with the U.N., and then canceling it.
Most of the refugees came from Eritrea and Sudan - beginning their migration in 2005 after neighboring Egypt violently put down a refugee demonstration and "word spread of safety and job opportunities in Israel," reports AP.
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In Abrupt Reversal, Netanyahu Cancels Deal To Resettle African Migrants In Israel
Hours after Israel announced the planned resettlement of 16,250 African migrants to Canada, Italy and Germany - which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was a "good agreement" which "protects the interests of the state of Israel" - Netanyahu reversed course - "pausing" the deal struck with the U.N., and then canceling it.
Most of the refugees came from Eritrea and Sudan - beginning their migration in 2005 after neighboring Egypt violently put down a refugee demonstration and "word spread of safety and job opportunities in Israel," reports AP.
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