Americans for Peace Now said it was due to the devaluation of democratic values in Israel
The Times of Israel: Jewish groups called on Israel to protect African migrants in Israel after riots in Tel Aviv.
“We hope and expect that the authorities will take effective measures to protect this population from further violence and that legitimate requests by refugees to remain in Israel based on fear of persecution in their home countries will be considered humanely and with due process taking into account internationally accepted norms,” Rabbi Steve Gutow, the president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the community’s public policy umbrella, said in a statement on Thursday.
Wednesday night’s violent riots in south Tel Aviv’s Hatikva neighborhood ended with 17 arrests. The violence followed a rally against the presence of the migrants.
Africans who passed by the rally were attacked. Rioters smashed the windshield of a car carrying three migrants as well as other car windows. The rioters also set trash bins on fire and threw firecrackers at police, Ynet reported.
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