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| Thousands of migrants to be sent to West as Israel reaches agreement with UN – reports | Thousands of migrants to be sent to West as Israel reaches agreement with UN – reports |
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| Western nations will host thousands of asylum seekers currently residing in Israel under a new deal that has just been reached with the UN Refugee Agency. Around half of the 39,000 migrants will remain in Israel. | Western nations will host thousands of asylum seekers currently residing in Israel under a new deal that has just been reached with the UN Refugee Agency. Around half of the 39,000 migrants will remain in Israel. |
| Israel’s original plan to deport the migrants to Africa has effectively been nullified, according to Israeli media reports. | Israel’s original plan to deport the migrants to Africa has effectively been nullified, according to Israeli media reports. |
| Under the plan apparently brokered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Tel Aviv will send 16,000 asylum seekers to the Western countries, while the rest will remain in Israel. | Under the plan apparently brokered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Tel Aviv will send 16,000 asylum seekers to the Western countries, while the rest will remain in Israel. |
| READ MORE: Netanyahu announces ‘mission’ to expel all illegal African migrants from Israel | READ MORE: Netanyahu announces ‘mission’ to expel all illegal African migrants from Israel |
| The agreement "will allow for a larger number of immigrants to leave Israel than the previous plan, and [this will be done] under the auspices of the UN and the international community,” according to an announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, cited by Haaretz. | The agreement "will allow for a larger number of immigrants to leave Israel than the previous plan, and [this will be done] under the auspices of the UN and the international community,” according to an announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, cited by Haaretz. |
| Israel originally planned to deport asylum seekers that refused to voluntarily leave the country to several African states. | Israel originally planned to deport asylum seekers that refused to voluntarily leave the country to several African states. |
| On March 24, an estimated 25,000 migrants and their supporters rallied in Tel Aviv against the deportations, which were set to begin in April. | |
| Speaking last month, Netanyahu insisted that “a flood of illegal infiltrators from Africa” into Israel would be more damaging to the country than terrorist attacks. | |
| “We’re talking about a Jewish and democratic state. How could we have guaranteed a Jewish-democratic state with 50,000 then 100,000, then 150,000 infiltrators each year?” Netanyahu said. | |
| Israel had offered illegal asylum seekers $3,500 and free plane tickets to “a safe third country” if they voluntarily left the state before April 1. |