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Court orders probe into violent arrest of asylum seekers by Tel Aviv police
The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered the Justice Ministry’s police misconduct unit to open an investigation into the violent arrest of two Eritrean asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv the evening before, which was caught on video. The police claim that the suspects had attacked police officers at the scene first and that the initial part of the confrontation was not caught on film.
Embracing anti-asylum seeker activist, Minister Ohana also embraces abuse of the weak | Opinion
During the demonstration on May 15 whose purpose was to terrorize, a weekly event that takes place opposite the home of Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Sheffi Paz, one of the leaders of activists lobbying to expel asylum seekers, incited against them as she always does: “We will make Esther Hayut stand trial some day,” she threatened. “Those supporting the dictatorial government in Eritrea are the contemptible Supreme Court gang.
The public incitement minister
Public Security Minister Amir Ohana’s decision to meet, on his very first day in office, with activists from south Tel Aviv who seek to deport asylum seekers was both populist and provocative. In a clip posted to Facebook by one of the activists, Sheffi Paz, Ohana can be seen telling her, “Before you yell, give me a hug.” Other activists seeking to deport asylum seekers also got a ministerial embrace.
Israel's new public security minister meets with anti-refugee activists on first day
Israel's Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, fresh on the job since the new cabinet was sworn in this week, promised activists opposed to the largely African asylum seeker community living in Tel Aviv that he would do his utmost to address their concerns. Ohana also met with senior police officers in the city's south, near the border of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, in his tour on Tuesday, which included a meeting with the activists.
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