Due to the recent slew of offensive and racist statements made by Israeli politicians, African diplomats in Israel are afraid to walk down the street, said African ambassadors in Israel during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon.
The meeting, which was attended by the ambassadors of Angola, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast, was recently held in the Foreign Ministry's offices in Jerusalem, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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During the meeting, Ghana's ambassador to Israel Henry Hanson-Hall said that his wife is constantly picked on when she goes shopping. "If that's what happens to an ambassador's wife," he said "what are the rest of the African employees supposed to say?! I'm afraid of being arrested or picked on," he added.
According to the foreign diplomats, the racial slurs directed at them harm Israel's public image in Africa. They emphasized Israel's right to deport foreign migrants, but asked that the issue be dealt with in a humane manner.
They further said that the publicized deportation of migrants humiliates them and depicts them as dangerous criminals. Full story...
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The meeting, which was attended by the ambassadors of Angola, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast, was recently held in the Foreign Ministry's offices in Jerusalem, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
(...)
During the meeting, Ghana's ambassador to Israel Henry Hanson-Hall said that his wife is constantly picked on when she goes shopping. "If that's what happens to an ambassador's wife," he said "what are the rest of the African employees supposed to say?! I'm afraid of being arrested or picked on," he added.
According to the foreign diplomats, the racial slurs directed at them harm Israel's public image in Africa. They emphasized Israel's right to deport foreign migrants, but asked that the issue be dealt with in a humane manner.
They further said that the publicized deportation of migrants humiliates them and depicts them as dangerous criminals. Full story...
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