Thousands of African migrants protest Israel deportations

Seattle Times Wednesday, 7 February 2018 ()
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Thousands of African asylum seekers on Wednesday protested outside the Rwandan Embassy in Israel, calling on the African country not to cooperate with an Israeli plan to deport them. Israel has given thousands of migrants in the country until April 1 to accept an offer to leave for an unnamed African […]
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News video: Israel's migrant deportation plays on Jewish 'moral compass'

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Israel has started handing out notices to 20,000 male African migrants giving them two months to leave the country or risk being thrown in jail. Emily Wither reports.