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The Israeli government has announced a 90-day ultimatum to thousands of African immigrants to leave the country, failure to which they will be imprisoned.
In a statement, Israeli said it will give the migrants up to $3,500 (£2,600) to return to their home country or third countries .
However, the United Nations refugee agency has termed the controversial plan as violation of international and Israeli laws, but Israeli government said their return will be humane and “voluntary”.
Children, elderly people, and victims of slavery and human trafficking will however, be exempted from the repatriation plan. Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority spokesperson told the BBC there are currently 38,000 “infiltrators” in Israel, of whom just 1,420 were being held in detention facilities.
A large section of the migrants, who mostly hail from Eritrea and Sudan say they escaped to Israel to seek asylum after fleeing persecution and conflict, but the authorities in Israel regard them as infiltrators.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been quoted in the past claiming that an uncontrolled influx of African migrants could threaten Israel’s Jewish culture.
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iam with you omera.this are the crucial issues African union should be tackling.what good is this organization for?or are they waiting for mzungu to provide a solution. when our citizens run from own countries,our leaders should be ashamed because they have failed us.again what good are our leaders if the cannot solve our African problems?don't we have people who can deliver?
AU is a Toothless dog Idling Around as People like Kibaki and Uhuru RIG themselves into "Leadership for Misleadership, Corruption, Looting, and Oppression".
Israel does NOT RIG Elections like the Self-Destructive Kenya does. Shame of Kibaki (2007) and Uhuru (2013 and 2017). Shame on the 2 fisis.
@Guest1... Is this a reflection of a leader surely? Kenya deserve way much better than this…
-The Triton Raila scandal.
-kazi kwa vijana Raila scandal.
- The Relief maize Raila scandal.
- How IDs and passports were issued by Otieno Kajwang to the highest paying foreigners Including Alshaab terrorists.
-The Tokyo Embassy Raila/Wetangula scandal
- Corrupt Orengo/Raila land deals including sale of large tracks of lamu land.
- Daily monotonous Raila whining, bickering of "I was not consulted"
- Total paralysis of vital government functions and development occasioned by Raila's Known Un-development (New Word)
The role of Raila is in the opposition. He is a certified failure in matters of running a government. The one question that every Raila follower goes quiet whenever asked is......"Show me any development project initiated by him in his entire political career" and don’t mention Thika Road and SGR since you would be lying.
Hahaha and we thought they cared about us. Netanyahu was in NRB the day of Uhuru inuguration but did not attend the ceremony citing security reasons. Then Israel thugs harassed passengers on flight to Mombasa nothing comes out of it. If African thugs did the same, they would be six feet under and in body pieces. Lets be real, no one likes us, get off their butt cracks, learn to keep your tongue in the mouth.
What has the UhuRuto done about the Israeli Thugs? Nothing! Shame!!!
Is this TRUMPism or what?
@ Guest1 don't bring Trump into this, did he tell those goons to harass passengers in our own soil, did he order others into bringing our nation down, too quick to blame others for our own problems. Thank God all this Railalism is over with his resisting nonsense since if he had continued our own citizens would be running to those wazungus nations the same way our sudan brothers and sisters are. We need to think straight and build our nation.
Omera. I am questioning about Israel kicking out Immigrants and not the Thugs on Plane. Ush!!!
No Guest1, it is Railaism!!
Rubbish!!! Tell me when Raila has asked Immigrants (especially Somalis to leave Kenya)? He has not!! So your mention of Raila here shows how an Uninformed Moron of a RETARD you are.
Raila had said he will kick the indians out of kenya.
Stop insisting on being refugees.If the host country does not want you take the money and go home or to yet another country.And you wonder why Libya has decided to start auctioning you off like goats?
In all fairness, illegal immigration is nothing new.Even in North America, europeans came there illegally(most).Basically, man has always looked for green pastures elsewhere.Trust me if all the countries these people are running from had good employment opportunities,freedom of speach-in other words vibrant economies and respect for human rights,they would only go to foreign countries as visitors/tourists.Nobody wants to compromise their dignity,and get shamed in aforeign country.
Ukifuata msimamo wa Ndugu Netanyahu juu ya walowezi, yafaa basi Wanayuropa wote waliohamia nchi ya Canada, Marekani, Mexico, nchi zote za Marekani ya Kati na Kusini, pamoja na nchi zote zilizomo visiwani vya Caribbean, pamoja na Wanayuropa waliohamia Australia, New Zealand wote WARUDI YUROPA. Isitoshe,kulingana na msimamo huu mbaya wa Ndugu Netanyahu, yafaa, Wanayuropa popote walipo duniani wahamishwe na kurudishwa Yuropa mara moja. Siasa za Netanyahu ni siasa ambazo hazifai kwenye dunia ya leo.
Don't be too quick to jump to conclusions. If you have lived in the mzungu system you will know that it's a system of hypocrisy & very elaborate corruption. This immigrants were not intending to claim asylum in Jerusalem they were passing through Jerusalem enroute to western Europe where they know if they make it they can't be turned back due to human rights convention. The western Europeans are paying Israel and other enroute countries to intimidate immigrants so that they don't get to western Europe. Sadly alot of Africans are falling for the western Europeans rhetoric of open door policy to asylum seekers and refugees not realizing the only reason these countries have this legislation is so as to get funding from UN, UNHCR and other NGOs ... and that's where the $3500 is coming from to pay them for voluntary return back to Africa.
Don't be too quick to jump to conclusions. If you have lived in the mzungu system you will know that it's a system of hypocrisy & very elaborate corruption. This immigrants were not intending to claim asylum in Jerusalem they were passing through Jerusalem enroute to western Europe where they know if they make it they can't be turned back due to human rights convention. The western Europeans are paying Israel and other enroute countries to intimidate immigrants so that they don't get to western Europe. Sadly alot of Africans are falling for the western Europeans rhetoric of open door policy to asylum seekers and refugees not realizing the only reason these countries have this legislation is so as to get funding from UN, UNHCR and other NGOs ... and that's where the $3500 is coming from to pay them for voluntary return back to Africa.
Hehehehe n we Stupid Africans worship their Judaea God Who we claim is our God.I have always insisted we blacks especially from Sfrica r stupid idiots n we will remain so no matter where u leave in this world.We need to fix our countries which can be 10000x better than USA uk France Canada n Europe but some of us we have gotten stuck in this wazungu country leaking them n their system n talking shit about our countries
@Mkenya Halisi, Nakuunga mkono sana kwa dhati unapozungumzia mambo ya dini. Kama umeeacha dini ya mababu zako, wewe ni MTUMWA wa dini. Hufai wala hustahili kuwa kiongozi.
Kama ukisoma bibilia yote au korani yote kwa makini, huwezi kuwa mfuasi wa dini ya mwana Mariamu au mwana Aisha! Mwacha dini yake au mila zake ni MTUMWA!
Kwa kumalizia, kama umebandikwa jina la kigeni na ungali ukilitumia, wewe ni MTUMWA.
Nimestaajabu sana kumwona Kaka Raila Leo huko Kakamega akisherehekea Siku yake ya kuzaliwa huku akikata "keki." Yeye ni MTUMWA wa mila za kigeni na hastahili kuwa kiongozi!
@Mkenya Halisi - You are my hero for your very wise words. Hii tabia ya kufuata kila kitu ya mzungu ni ufala sana na ujinga kabisa ya wafrika.
@Imara - Mbona matusi. Are you out of points? Let me first remind you. Dini ya wafrika sio hiyo ya Maria au Aisha. Hiyo in Waarabu na Wakristo wazungu wakoloni. Shenzi you cant tell the difference.
These 2 religions were FORCED on Africa and the world. Go ask your grandpa if he willingly converted.
Finally wafrika pia have their own religions. Go read your history. Std 3 will tell you all the various names Ngai, Nyasaye, Mungu, WE HAD OUR OWN RELIGION. Dont need these effing foreigners for that. Educate yourself.
Kaka Netanyahu ni kiongozi mbaya sana. Anawatesa Wapalestina kama Wayahudi walivyoteswa na Adolph Hitler. Sasa ameanza pia kuwatesa Waafrika. Duniani sasa tuna viongozi watatu hatari sana. Yawabidi watu wote duniani kuwa macho hasa kwa Kiongozi wa nchi ya Urusi, Israel, na pia Marekani. Viongozi hawa wanaweza kuanzisha vita ya tatu duniani. Isitoshe wote wana silaha za kinuklia.
I blame us for messing up our countries and running to wazungu land for refuge and some welcome us not but Africa will never learn with all this greedy pigs. I would say Netanyahu hes being selfish for saying African migrants could threaten Israel Jewish culture after they forcefully sidelined the Palestinians and they took there land. And this idiots did this to our own Kenyans and the Kenyan Gov didnt do anything about it. http://mwakilishi.com/article/kenya-news/2017-12-24/how-4-israelis-hara…