Israel scraps UN deal to resettle African asylum seekers
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a deal with United Nations to relocate African asylum seekers living in the country, a day after reaching an agreement.
The UN’s refugee agency says it is disappointed that Israel has scrapped a deal to relocate half of the African asylum seekers living there.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced intense pressure from right-wing groups which oppose the agreement, which would have let at least 16,000 Africans stay, and another 16,000 resettled in Western countries.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from Tel Aviv.
Published On 4 Apr 2018