Israel's Netanyahu demands deportation of African migrants after riots
Israeli Prime Minister and Chairman of the Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, makes an address. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
September 03, 2023
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 lawlessnes...