Africans in Israel Face New Deportation Laws: Perceived as A 'Threat' to Israel's 'Jewish Character'

Ethiopian child at an "absorption center" in Israel.
(Photo: Vadim Lavrusik)

New laws include a crackdown on employers of African immigrants, the detainment of illegal migrants for one year without trial, and "grants" of up to $3,500 for illegal immigrants willing to return to their country of origin. Human rights groups say most African migrants in Israel face threats to their lives in their homelands.

Israel adopts new measures against African migrants (via AFP)

The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday measures aimed at deporting thousands of Africans who illegally entered the country and who are perceived by it as a threat to its Jewish character. A statement from the prime minister's office said that beyond the…