Thousands of African Migrants Protest Israel Detention Policy

Thousands of African migrants, many holding banners demanding freedom for compatriots jailed as illegal job-seekers by Israel, protested on Sunday in a main Tel Aviv square against a new open-ended detention law. Human rights groups say more than 300 people have been arrested since the law, which allows authorities to detain   migrants without valid visas indefinitely, was passed by Israel's parliament three weeks ago. Some 60,000 migrants, largely from Eritrea and Sudan,...

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