Israel: hundreds of illegal Palestinian workers arrested

Written by David Fletcher 11 Mar 2016
Israel: hundreds of illegal Palestinian workers arrested

On Tuesday an illegal Palestinian killed an American tourist and injured ten other people, five critically, in a stabbing spree at the Jaffa Port and along the Tel Aviv beach promenade. The next day, police arrested hundreds of illegal Palestinian workers, and dozens of Israelis who employed them, in a series of raids across the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a series of measures following bloody attacks by Palestinians who are in Israel illegally. The measures include repair work to seal gaps in the security barrier near Jerusalem, harsher punishments for those who help Palestinians to enter Israel illegally, and the shutting down of Palestinian media channels that broadcast incitement. Israel Defence Forces troops arrested family members of the terrorist who carried out Tuesday’s deadly stabbing spree. Israel currently uses home demolitions against families of attackers, saying the measure is meant to deter attacks. Yisrael Katz (Likud) submitted a bill to the Knesset to deport families of Palestinian terrorists to the Gaza Strip.

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