African Refugees Protest Israeli Migrant Laws

Ten thousand African migrants packed a square in central Tel Aviv Sunday to march against what they say is harsh treatment by the Israeli government.Many of the protesters carried signs demanding human rights and criticizing laws that place them in detention and forbid them to work.Most of the Africans came from Eritrea and Sudan seeking asylum from poverty, violence and political chaos.But Israeli authorities consider the migrants infiltrators and illegals. Officials have built a fence...

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