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azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
21. yes Israel has a large African population that are not all too well treated
Sat Nov 24, 2012, 09:31 PM
Nov 2012

like the African refugees that Israel is building detention camps for in the Negev? Like the refugees from Sudan that were forced back into Egypt despite pleading not to and after being held at the border fence for days with Israel's standing orders to IDF not to give them or allow anyone else to give them food and water those Africans?

Seeking Asylum in Israel

The number of African asylum seekers in Israel has grown substantially in recent years, now standing at roughly 60,000, mostly from Eritrea and Sudan. Israel has agreed to refrain from deporting nationals from those countries due to the risk they would face, but is pursuing a string of restrictive measures to stem the tide of arrivals. This past May, a nighttime mob attack took place against African migrants and their properties in south Tel Aviv, fueled by the state’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. +972 has tracked the unfolding developments and challenges faced by a status-less community under increasing pressure.

http://972mag.com/special/aslyum-seekers-2/

or are you speaking of Ethiopian Jews who were rescued and brought to Israel only to have Israels Rabbinical authorities declare to not be Jews however Israel's secular government said they were Jews the Religious declaration only causes problems if they should decide to marry outside of their ethnic community

I hope our President cuts off Israel's allowance dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #1
There are racists in all cultures. Israel has a large African population, and to condemn everyone still_one Nov 2012 #4
Israel has a large African population that is the target of massive prejudice starroute Nov 2012 #9
Did they boot the african migrants? neoconn Nov 2012 #10
must need them to be servants olddad56 Nov 2012 #12
Ethopian Jews are not treated very well kooljerk666 Nov 2012 #13
No they built detention camps for them really should keep up with that stuff azurnoir Nov 2012 #24
yes Israel has a large African population that are not all too well treated azurnoir Nov 2012 #21
He will not write them off because he has not defended himself from the idiots here but the more jwirr Nov 2012 #41
Social media... Ash_F Nov 2012 #2
Too bad the Iron Dome is useless at defending against shit like this. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #3
This guy is about to experience Iron Doom. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #23
Agreed nt King_David Nov 2012 #45
And Obama's grandfather served in WWII for this jsr Nov 2012 #5
Tried to visit his FB profile Ash_F Nov 2012 #6
Its up.. neoconn Nov 2012 #8
Nevermind got it Ash_F Nov 2012 #11
I got "This content is currently unavailable." n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #29
Move along people neoconn Nov 2012 #7
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #14
We continue to give this country Billions. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #15
Maybe the USA should stop giving Apartheid Israel free Money, Weapons and Intel PerceptionManagement Nov 2012 #16
Must really bother you that President Obama supports them still_one Nov 2012 #17
Actually, our tax dollars support them. kurtzapril4 Nov 2012 #20
Billions of dollars to be used and insulted. Can we get off foreign oil and... Walk away Nov 2012 #26
I thought Netanyahu and his far right wing fiends do not believe Obama sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #27
I'm pretty sure that is the Dead Sea in the background, PotatoChip Nov 2012 #18
Another idiot... SoapBox Nov 2012 #19
The picture is fine. SCVDem Nov 2012 #22
It demonstrates his absolute underthematrix Nov 2012 #25
September 29th? What took so long? TheDebbieDee Nov 2012 #28
Apparently no one knew much about him until there was an article in Gawker sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #32
This is F'ed up in so many ways words pale to describe it except fucken asshole! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #30
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #31
Who's surprised? dawn frenzy adams Nov 2012 #33
Not too bright. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #34
drunk meathead military with mud smeared on his face. Israel forces all to serve,this is what u get. Sunlei Nov 2012 #35
He is more than just some drafted 'meathead'. Ash_F Nov 2012 #38
This is what happens when you have the Likud party in charge of your country. Crowman1979 Nov 2012 #36
As well as Mossad. n/t RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #44
And he's in charge of the IDF's social media unit. Scootaloo Nov 2012 #37
The Ubermensch mentality is still very much alive. Strike up "Ride of the Valkyrie" leveymg Nov 2012 #39
Our friends the Israelis. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #40
Update from lieutenant Sacha Dratwa on his racist facebook posting. - NO APOLOGIES Paul E Ester Nov 2012 #42
You people dissing Israel better watch it here. RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #43
Picked up by the New York Times, ABC, Mother Jones, Daily Mail, Huff Po Paul E Ester Nov 2012 #46
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