Israel Tells It's African Migrants: ‘Take £2,000 And A One-Way Ticket Out Of Here Or Face Indefinite Stay In Prison’

Israel is telling African refugees to accept a £2,000 cash offer and a one-way ticket out of the country or face an indefinite stay in a desert prison. The Eritrean and Sudanese migrants have been sent letters giving them 30 days to accept the offer of the cash and a ticket home or to another African country.

Last month, a statement from the interior ministry's population and immigration authority said Israel would identify qualifying migrants who cannot return home, inform them of their proposed 'safe third-party' destination and pay for their plane ticket and hotel there. It said the measure would apply to migrants currently at the southern Holot detention centre 'who infiltrated Israel and cannot be expelled to their country of origin'. Although the third-party countries were not named, media and some charities said they are Rwanda and Uganda. Read Full Article Here