In the Sinai Desert a handful of groups is fighting ruthless people-traffickers who prey on desperate migrants trying to reach Israel from war-ravaged and poverty-stricken parts of Africa.
Many of them also live in an unwired world such as the Bedouins who operate a safe house and have persuaded others not to allow the traffickers to shop at their stores – a kind of localized sanctions.
In Israel there’s a free clinic for migrants run by the Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, where Sister Aziza – who was profiled by CNN Freedom Project and honored by the U.S. State Department. The group also has this update about refugees arriving from the Sinai.
At the African Refugee Development Center they help refugees integrate into Israeli society.
The UNHCR in Egypt is also aware of the Sinai trafficking. And this page shows how you can help their programs in Egypt and elsewhere.
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Wow. I guess Israel must not be such a bad place if non-Jewish black Africans are literally dying to get there! On the other hand, Israel is a tiny country already suffering from serious ethnic tensions between Jews and Arabs, Muslims and Christians, etc. I imagine that tens of millions of Africans would be glad to move to Israel if given a chance. While it is noble of Israel to open its doors to some African refugees. Israel simply cannot take on the problems of the entire African continent.
There were 60 000 African refugees, after deporting 20 K they now have 40K left. No one is asking Israel to take care of all Africans, it is not like they do anything for the refugees anyways to begin with. They don't even use dignified name for the asylum seekers, they call them infiltrators, they don't supply with medical or welfare help to the refugees besides giving them an ID card nothing else. Funny part is the government is exploiting the refugees by hiring them in black market. Any city cleaner is an African who works in black market for the same government who threaten to imprison anyone who hires blacks.
I think you are a bit confused about the situation. the 20,000 figure refers to the number of FUTURE illegal immigrants to be housed in holding facilities. You should visit South Tel Aviv sometime to see the public schools filled with the children of illegal African emigrants. You are also confused about the work situation. Plenty of the illegal African immigrants get permission to work in Israel – I know one such African personally and he works in agriculture and NOT for the government. I think your main source of confusion is that you do not understand the need to differentiate between legitimate asylum seekers and people, who (quite understandably) would like to receive more money for their work and live in a more developed country.
Israel is connected to Africa which is why Africans fleeing over land routes end up there... It probably has little to do with whether Israel is a good place or a bad place... It's just better than where they are fleeing from. They probably in most cases have no idea what awaits them on the other side... How could they?
There are immigrants and refugees all over the middle east- not just in israel. I've heard Jordan is very hospitable to refugees actually, to the point that they outnumber ethnic Jordanians.
I can't belive this
nice job cnn for revealing this
i reckon the impact of poverty and bad leadership in Africa countries have led to modern day slavery. Slavery is evil, and sad which must stop. Those young people who escape from poverty into slavery should be treated with dignity
I stand with lady for coming infront and telling the hell suffered by her. This incident definatelt tells that AN INTERNATIONAL LAW IS NEED FOR COORDIANTION & COOPERATION AMONG NATIONS FOR PUNISHING THE RAPIST...........hoping someone from United Nation is reading my text.
Where is the outrage in the Muslim world about this?
What does this have to do with religion... More importantly Islam? Why would a Muslim in Malaysia be particularly more outraged than a Christian from America?
This doesn't seem like a religious issue to me...
Atleast these victims are lucky as their story is told to the world. How about Ethiopians and Somalians trapped under such the same or worst experience in Yemen deserts? Now the trafickers has switched to there. You can imagine such a fragile country where armed gangs are powerfull than the govt and how this situation best suits for such trafickers.
Hi anyone
From the Sinai to metropolitan and rural America. It's here & is right now bringing in big money.
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He will let you know one way or another