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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:50 |
The African refugees in Israel should be rounded up in prisons or holding facilities and then deported from the country, Interior Minister Eli Yishai (Shas) said in a radio interview on Wednesday morning. "They should be put into holding cells or jails," he said, "and then given a grant and sent back" to their countries of origin. His remarks came the morning after police arrested four Eritrean and Sudanese men on suspicion of raping a woman in south Tel Aviv. South Tel Aviv has a high concentration of Africans, most of whom are refugees.
MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) condemned Yishai’s comme ... |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:58 |
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Sunday, 13 May 2012 21:31 |
Several number of social justice rallies were held across Israel on Saturday evening, with the largest taking place in Tel Aviv where thousands gathered in Rabin Square. Some protestors attempted to block roads in the area. At least nine people were detained at the site by police.
Protest marches in Tel Aviv began in the Shapira, Levinsky, and Hatikva neighborhoods, before uniting and continuing on to Rabin Square. Demonstrators chanted "We want justice, not charity" and "Taking from the poor, giving to the rich, what a country of corruption".
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Last Updated on Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:03 |
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Friday, 11 May 2012 15:56 |
On May Day the Adva Center published its annual report, "Workers, Employers and the Distribution of National Income," by Dr. Shlomo Swirski and Etty Konor-Attias. According to Adva Cener: "From a macro-economic perspective, 2011 was a good year for the Israeli economy, whose economic growth was higher than that of other developed economies. From the standpoint of employees, the two most positive developments were the continued decline in unemployment, from 6.6% in 2010 to 5.6% in 2011, and the creation of 80,000 new jobs. At the same time, employees' share in the national income remained at ... |
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Last Updated on Friday, 11 May 2012 16:09 |
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 18:14 |
Tel Aviv University’s dean of students recently approved a ceremony to commemorate Nakba Day, of to take place on campus on Monday, May 14. Nakba is the Arabic word for catastrophe, and for Arab-Palestinians, Nakba day marks the anniversary of the evens of 1948. In January, the High Court of Justice upheld the controversial Nakba Law passed by the Knesset in March, which fines bodies who mark the Israel's Independence Day as a day of mourning.
The ceremony was set to be held by Hadash students next Monday in the plaza adjacent to the Naftali social sciences building. On Wed ... |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 May 2012 18:34 |
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Monday, 07 May 2012 14:07 |
Two firebombs were hurled on Saturday night at a house in south Tel Aviv. No injuries were reported, but police are investigating whether the incident is connected to a similar racist attack ten days ago that targeted African residents.
Last week, a man was arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails in the Shapira neighborhood in south Tel Aviv. The first report was received by police at 1 A.M. Slight damage was caused to an exterior wall of the building.
Anti-racist protesters after the firebomb attack in Tel-Aviv, April 29, 2012 (Photo: Activestills)
While police and fire se ... |
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 14:16 |
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