Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 09/12 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 16. Mai – 31. Mai 2012 1. Debatte über illegale Migration aus Afrika Die Anklage afrikanischer Flüchtlingen wegen der versuchten Vergewaltigung einer jungen Israelin, vor allem aber öffentliche Äußerungen einer Likud­Politikerin haben die Situation von aus Afrika größtenteils illegal ins Land gekommenen Flüchtlingen/Migranten ins Zentrum innenpolitischer Auseinandersetzungen gerückt und eine Debatte über den angemessenen Umgang mit ihnen entfacht. Die Likud-Abgeordnete Miri Regev hatte sudanesische Migranten bei einer Demonstration gegen afrikanische Flüchtlinge/Migranten als „cancer in our body“ bezeichnet. Während dieser Demonstration forderten die Bewohner eines Tel Aviver Stadtteils die Ausweisung von Flüchtlingen/Migranten. Während und nach der Demonstration kam es zu Gewalt gegen Migranten. Don't blame illegal immigrants for violence „The handling of illegal African immigrants is reminiscent of the way some countries made Jews their scapegoats. It doesn't take much to create the impression that a certain group is responsible for the violence.(...) Of course, there are always politicians who are not slow to ride the populist wave. Today the finger is being pointed at the African just as yesterday it was the Russian immigrants and before them the Moroccans and a long list.(…) The illegal immigrants from Africa are pitiful people. They move around from place to place because nobody wants them. They cannot return home to their own country where they would face starvation. So they look for somewhere with food and a roof over their head. They're not looking for much more than that. That is no reason to allow them to build their lives here. But this is a fact we must remember when we transform these wretched people into the heads of organized crime. If they rape then clearly they must be punished just like anyone else. But it is unclear why we must see them as the solution for all Israel's violence, which is at the end of the day pure blue and white. We cannot delude ourselves, if we really want less violence, then we must tackle the roots of the problem.“ GLO, Matti Golan, 20.5.2012 Take action against illegal infiltrators „This problem surrounding the infiltrators, which media spin has turned into"refugees," must be addressed with an iron fist. The State of Israel should not have to solve Africa's problems. Israel is always ready to send aid and assist people in distress, but we cannot open our borders to everyone who wants in. There is no other nation in the world that took in millions of people from more than 100 countries and provided them with work and housing. It is now the world's turn to pitch in and contribute to resolving Africa's problems. The Israeli government can learn a thing or two from the U.S. and other enlightened democracies on how to deal with infiltrators. Real problems are not solved by rolling one's eyes toward the heavens, but rather by taking a real look at the harsh reality that is taking shape – the sooner the better. We have already lost much precious time.“ IHY, Haim Shine, 21.5.2012 Israel’s migrant fiasco „The riots against the migrants from Africa are ugly, and the statements uttered by certain politicians are even uglier and more dangerous. It is not the migrants who are at fault here. Naturally, they are following the money and comfort. The culprit here is the government, which has woken up only after seeing screaming newspaper headlines. The State is at fault, for informing the High Court of Justice that it will no longer follow the practice of returning refugees to Egypt right after they are nabbed. 1