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Aron Heller

Israel Gives Ultimatum to African Asylum Seekers: Cash or Life in Prison

Israel is giving thousands of African asylum seekers 60 days to accept an offer to leave the country for an unnamed African destination in exchange for $3,500 and a plane ticket. Those who don’t will be incarcerated indefinitely.

February 7th, 2018
Aron Heller
February 7th, 2018
By Aron Heller
African migrants hold signs during a protest in front of Rwanda embassy in Herzeliya, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. African asylum seekers are protesting an Israeli plan to deport them.Israel says thousands of migrants have 60 days to accept an offer to leave the country for an unnamed African destination -- known to be Rwanda -- in exchange for $3,500 and a plane ticket. Those who don't by April 1 will be incarcerated indefinitely. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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 destination — widely

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