Rights groups slam plan to detain Sudanese refugees

Human rights groups slam Interior Minister Eli Yishai’s (Shas) plan to detain Sudanese refugees. According to the plan they will be placed in detention camps beginning October 15. In several interviews, Yishai said that he had instructed the Population and Immigration Authority to “begin arresting Eritrean and north Sudanese nationals” in the coming weeks. On…

Israel court rejects Corrie family civil suit

The Haifa District Court rejected on Tuesday accusations that Israel was at fault over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza. In the verdict, Judge Oded Gershon invoked the principle of “the combatant activities exception,” noting that Israeli occupation forces had…

Steinitz: Nothing new in unemployment figures

The unemployment figures for July in Israel, published last week, do not faze Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz, who said on Sunday that there was nothing new in them. “I am unaware of any new unemployment figures”. Last week, the National Employment Service announced that 16,000 people were fired during July, a three-year high.  …