Children of Migrant Workers Facing Deportation in Israel
August 23rd, 2010 § 2 Comments
Their crime? They’re not Jewish.
Hundreds of children of migrant workers in Israel are facing deportation, as part of a government effort to preserve the Jewish character of the state.
Under a stringent set of criteria approved by Israel’s cabinet, children must have studied in an Israeli school in the past year, and their parents must have entered Israel with a legal visa or permit for them to be allowed to stay.
But many Israelis have criticized the rules, arguing that any civilized democracy should give rights and protection to children born in its territory.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Tel Aviv. [23 Aug 10]
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Their crime? They’re not Jewish.
Er… no. Their crime is they’re not Israeli.
Personally I would allow the children of illegal immigrants to stay here and enjoy the benefits of Israeli society as long as their parents are contributing taxpayers.
Your claim that this is about religion and not citizenship is disingenuous.
Israel said their deporting them “to preserve the Jewish character of the state” so in laymans terms their being deported for not being Jewish! which personally this seems a little supremist to me!