Sun 03 September 2023:
African migrants, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pose a “real threat” to Israel’s character and the future as a Jewish state, Anadolu Agency reported.
His comments come the day after skirmishes between supporters and detractors of the Eritrean government in Tel Aviv on Saturday left at least 140 asylum seekers from the country hurt.
Netanyahu called for the deportation of illegal migrants involved in Saturday’s clashes in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli premier said he tasked a ministerial committee with taking “strong steps against rioters, including immediate deportation of those who took part.”
He considered Saturday’s riots by Eritrean asylum seekers as “a rampage we cannot accept.”
Videos posted to social media showed street battles between police and protesters, as well as between opposing groups of Eritrean nationals.
Eritreans make up the majority of African asylum seekers in Israel, estimated at more than 30,000, according to Israeli estimates.
Past years saw clashes between Eritrean opponents and supporters of their country’s regime in Israel.
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