Eritreans being forced out of Israel

Let's set the scene

Eritrea  (ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə)

a small country in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: became an Italian colony in 1890;  federated with Ethiopia(1952--93); an independence movement was engaged in war with the Ethiopian government from 1961 until independence was gained in 1993; consists of hot and arid coastal lowlands, rising to the foothills of the Ethiopian highlands.  Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English, Afar, and others. Religions: Muslim and Christian.  Currency: nakfa. Capital: Asmara. Pop: 4 296 000 (2004 est). Area: 117 400 sq km (45 300 sqmiles)

UN rep says Eritreans being forced out of Israel

Jerusalem accused of violating international law with repatriation of asylum seekers under threat of lengthy jail terms

BY ASHER ZEIGER February 25, 2013

Israel is returning Eritrarean asylum-seekers to Africa under false pretenses and breaking international law, a UN official said in comments published Monday

Now these were the headlines of February 25th 2013. Now the question is why   Oh those Israelis are mean sob's Unlike the European Countries who have been giving asylum to Muslims that are burning their cities down and trying to inflict the same laws and violence which made these foreigners flee in the beginning. Israel has a duty to it's people and has standards that is not tolerated by a violent culture. Maybe the Europeans have Stockholms syndrome and needs to be nice to those who abuse them In Israel there are too many survivors of the concentration camps who are fed up with being nice to a group of people who kill with stones. Therefore Israel is putting the garbage out , returning the broken toys and items to the factory. I can't understand why the world is so angry over this after all FDR turned away thousands of innocent children  who were non violent  to the death camps of Hitler. 

Lets move on with this article

 Israel’s claim that illegal Eritrean migrants have voluntarily agreed to repatriation to their homeland is false, and the government actions are in violation of international law, a UN official was quoted as saying.

William Tall, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Israel, told Haaretz that Israel’s claim that illegal Eritrean migrants have voluntarily agreed to repatriation does not match the reality on the ground.

He said he visited the prisons where Eritrean nationals are being held and heard what Israel has offered. “Agreement to return to Eritrea under an ultimatum of jail … can’t be considered voluntary by any criterion. It is explicitly not voluntary return,” Tall said.

Under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, of which Israel is a signatory, countries cannot return refugees or asylum-seekers to their country of origin against their will if they feel threatened there.

Thousands of Eritreans and other Africans have entered Israel illegally over the past decade, claiming asylum-seeker status. Israel rarely grants refugee status and has made attempts to repatriate the Africans over the past year, including giving them payouts in exchange for leaving.

Last week, Haaretz reported that several Eritreans currently in Israeli jails testified that Interior Ministry immigration officials gave them the choice of “voluntarily” returning home or remaining in prison for three years.

In June, the Population and Immigration Authority, which is part of the Interior Ministry, decided in coordination with the Shin Bet that illegal migrants who cross into Israel from Egypt will be detained for periods of up to three years, rather than being permitted to move into Israeli cities.

At the time, Tall threatened that the UN would take legal action if Israel took that step.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has labeled the Eritrean government as totalitarian and in violation of human rights.

According to the UN High Commissioners annual report for 2011, 74% of Eritrean applicants for refugee status outside of Israel do receive the protection.

“The government needs to provide an Eritrean access to sanctuary. That’s not happening,” said Tall. “We are concerned that these returns will be made under pressure …under no circumstances can return under threat of imprisonment, without any access to the asylum apparatus, be considered voluntary.”

The entry of African migrants has been almost completely stanched by the construction of a barrier along Israel’s border with Egypt. The number of migrants from Africa illegally entering Israel dropped from over 2,000 in January 2012 to 36 in December. All 36 of the migrants were arrested and taken to a recently constructed detention facility in the Negev desert.

In mid-2012, several incidents of violence against migrants were reported, especially in the south Tel Aviv area, including two cases in which anti-migrant activists hurled Molotov cocktails at apartments occupied by migrants.

During the summer, Israel repatriated several hundred migrants to the newly formed South Sudan.

Greg Tepper contributed to this report.

Now lets explore on what has happened in the past few days. This is current news.

Last night, the Ambassador of Eritrea was attacked In Kibbutz Kinneret by dozens of foreign workers in the country who were opponents of the regime in Eritrea. A mass brawl developed leading to arrests. Security cameras picked up some footage. One resident even referred to a “lynching” taking place.

Dec 22, 2013, 11:00PM | Jonathan Benedek

A mass brawl erupted last night at Kibbutz Kinneret when at least 50 foreign workers rioted and attacked the Eritrean ambassador to Israel during a speech he was giving there. The mass rioting at the Kibbutz was filmed by security cameras. A number of suspects are seen lifting rocks and boulders from the ground and throwing them at the hall where the ambassador was. Shortly thereafter, many other suspects join in, and then they eventually begin to run away quickly away. The video also shows the extensive damage to the hall after the large rocks were thrown at him.
This unusual event occurred during a speech given by Eritrea's ambassador to Israel, at a meeting in the North with hundreds of foreign workers. The attackers and rioters were opponents to the current regime in Eritrea. A police force was summoned by kibbutz members and had to fire in the air in order to separate the sides and extract the ambassador. According to the testimony of one of the residents, the opponents of the regime began attacking the participants at the gathering, with stones, sticks, iron bars and screwdrivers. The brawl spread throughout the kibbutz.
In a conversation with Channel 2 News, Tal-Li, a resident of Kibbutz Kinneret, gave an account on moments of panic during the brawl that erupted before her eyes. "We sat on the porch and suddenly one of the Eritreans arrived and 30 more were chasing after him," said Tal -Li. "We realized we were surrounded and asked them to leave. Before we realized what was happening, they started to beat the man...they beat him, began to mess up the porch, broke the table and threw rocks at the house."
According to Tal Li, a “lynching” occurred at this time by dozens of attackers, on one of the foreign workers. "They took a rock and started attacking him on his head and back. He tried to get into the house to save himself," she recalls. "We took him into the house and locked the door. They were literally lynching him. He was finished. He cried and bled. We gave him water and tried to help him."
Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene and provided primary medical care to victims. Twelve victims were taken for medical treatment Poria Hospital in Tiberias. Some of the victims had mild to moderate head injuries while others suffered skull fractures
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