Israeli PM also orders plan to remove all African asylum seekers after protests by rival groups of Eritreans
The Israeli prime minister has said he wants Eritreans involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country’s African asylum seekers.by rival groups of Eritreans in south Tel Aviv the day before that left dozens of people injured. Eritreans, supporters and opponents of Eritrea’s government, faced off with construction lumber, pieces of metal and rocks, smashing shop windows and police cars.
“We want harsh measures against the rioters, including the immediate deportation of those who took part,” the prime minister said in a special ministerial meeting called to deal with the aftermath of the violence. Netanyahu requested his ministers present him with plans “for the removal of all the other illegal infiltrators”, and noted in his remarks that the supreme court struck down some measures meant to coerce people to leave.
The country has tried a variety of tactics to force them out, including sending some to a remote prison, holding part of their wages until after they agree to leave, or offering cash payments to those who agree to move to another country, somewhere in Africa. Netanyahu said on Sunday he did not think deporting supporters of the Eritrean government would be a problem.
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