PRI: Public Radio International

Tensions high between Israelis and undocumented African migrants

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500

A number of Africans, especially from Eritrea, are coming to Israel in search of protection from persecution back home. But they're not finding a warm welcome, and now politicians there are talking about rounding them up and deporting them out of the country.

Yaccob

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:14:39 -0500

I am from Eritrea as well. I had been through similar situations before i finally managed to arrive in Australia two years ago. so i know how these refugees must be feeling. it is the worst that you can expect from life. They definitely need urgent attention from world governments and the international communities. either stop the eritrean government from forcing its citizens flee the country or accept the asylum seeker's application for protection.

And for the Israelis, i would like to remind them that they had gone through difficult situations before and many countries accepted and gave them the protection they needed. so as Mr Elimelech tried to say it it is time they start reciprocating by giving proper protection and care to immigrants who fled their countries to aviod persecution and torture.

We dont know whats gonna happen in this world any time in the future. history might repeat itself and the Israelis might start migrating again. what goes around comes around!

efi

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:49:12 -0500

there is a problem in israel some body knows what they do some body also opposite of them so how they decide the government of israel depends up on the stupid guys they don't know what they do so please thing