Tel Aviv [Israel], September 4: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the deportation of African migrants in Israel, following severe clashes between police and Eritrean migrants.
More than 150 people were injured in Tel Aviv on Saturday, one-third of them police officers, after violence broke out at an Eritrean festival due to take place at the embassy of the East African country. Critics viewed the event as propaganda.
"A red line has been crossed," the religious, right-wing president said on Sunday during a meeting with a ministerial committee handling migration in Israel. "Riots, bloodshed - this is lawlessness that we cannot accept."
He called for "strong measures against the rioters, including immediate deportation of those involved." He instructed the committee to prepare a comprehensive plan for the deportation of all African migrants from Israel.
Source: Qatar Tribune