AFRICAN MIGRANTS STRUGGLE TO SETTLE IN ISRAEL

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• THEY ESCAPED FROM HARDSHIP AT HOME IN SEARCH OF A BETTER LIFE BUT HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN ANOTHER HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. CNN'S IAN LEE MET WITH MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM AFRICA WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO SETTLE IN ISRAEL. HE FILED THIS REPORT FROM JERUSALEM. REPORTER PKGAS FOLLOWS IT'S NOT EASY LEAVING YOUR COUNTRY BEHIND. BUT FOR AFRICANS IN TEL AVIV THIS CHURCH MAKES THEM FEEL AT HOME... AS PASTOR JEREMIAH DAIRO EASES THEIR SPIRITUAL BURDEN. THOUSANDS HAVE FILLED THESE PEWS OVER THE YEARS. SOME CAME TO SCRATCH A LIVING OTHERS FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES. 
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• THIS WOMAN WHO ASKED US TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY OUT OF FEAR OF RETALIATION SHE SAYS SHE FLED NIGERIA AFTER THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM ATTACKED HER CHURCH " TODAY'S SERMON AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE … BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. BUT AS AFRICANS LOOK TO ISRAEL FOR OPPORTUNITY AND SANCTUARY ISRAEL IS SAYING NO.
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• (Ian Lee CNN) "The Israeli Parliament the Knesset views these people coming form Africa illegally as infiltrators. The government saying they create a financial and demographic burden for the State." pointing to neighborhoods such as these in southern Tel Aviv where there's friction between the locals and the newcomers. 
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• UNTIL RECENTLY THAT MEANT POSSIBLE DETENTION FOR THE NEARLY 50 THOUSAND AFRICANS WHO ARRIVED IN ISRAEL ILLEGALLY…THE SUPREME COURT HAS SINCE SAID THE DETENTION WAS ILLEGAL AND DEPRIVED MIGRANTS OF THEIR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. (Asaf Weitzen Hotline for Refugees and Migrants) "Hostile dangerous frightening." THAT'S HOW ISSAF WEITZENOF DESCRIBES THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. TAKING CARE OF THEIR NEEDS HE BELIEVES WILL PREVENT ANY SOCIETAL FRICTION.
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•  (Asaf Weitzen Hotline for Refugees and Migrants) "We promoting one major solution to accept the for the time being as people who have rights who are stuck here with us whether people like it or not."
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•  NADEEM OMER ARRIVED 4 YEARS AGO AFTER ESCAPING DARFUR. HE DREAMS OF STUDYING SOCIOLOGY BUT FOR NOW IT'S ABOUT JUST GETTING BY. (Nadeem Omer Sudanese Refugee) "If you start to blame for them what is your situation if you go back to Sudan what's is going to happen for you They don't care at all OK. FOR OMER AND MANY OTHERS LIKE HIM LEAVING THEIR COUNTRIES WAS SUPPOSE TO MEAN A BETTER LIFE ONLY NOW THEY'RE REALIZING THEY'RE NOT WANTED. ENDCNN.SCRIPT KEYWORD TAGS AFRICA MIDDLE EAST MIDEAST MIGRANTS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL.

culled from CNN