African refugees in Israel get a cold shoulder and worse
The influx of migrants has triggered a sometimes violent backlash in the country. Prime Minister Netanyahu says their presence 'threatens Israel's social fabric.'TEL AVIV — The first Molotov cocktail ignited a backyard fence, just a couple of feet from where three Eritrean refugees were sleeping outdoors on makeshift beds of wood planks atop old TV sets. One man burned his arm trying to extinguish the flames with a blanket. full story 
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Israel to send African migrants to third country
JERUSALEM - Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, according to a court document obtained Monday, a plan that has elicited criticism over its potential harm to the migrants. The plan, if implemented, is an attempt to address one of Israel's more pressing issues: what to do with an influx of roughly 60,000 African...
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Giving cold shoulder can hurt you too
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Tell Me About It: Cut losses when pal gives cold shoulder
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Question: I have a friend who I thought was a really close friend. I backed out of being her bridesmaid because I am due to give birth that same month; I apologized profusely and gave seven months' notice. I have gotten the cold shoulder since.
philly.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Israel to deport illegal African immigrants
JERUSALEM - Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, according to a court document obtained Monday, a plan that has elicited criticism …
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Shai Franklin: Can Israel Aid Syrian Refugees?
With newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry visiting Israel next week, and President Obama due there next month, what might a Prime Minister do to defuse and distract from the frustrating impasse on the Palestinian track? Enter (or better, exit) Syria. Over the weekend, Israeli soldiers along the border took in seven wounded Syrians for medical treatment. Israeli...
huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 28 days ago)
Coal scam: State govts cold shoulder CBI plea to probe PSUs
Nineteen of 20 states have given a cold shoulder to CBI's request for sanction to start probe into the alleged corruption in the coal blocks allocation done through the joint venture route.
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Israel's African-born beauty queen
CNN's Sara Sidner meets Ethiopian-born Yityish Aynaw, the first woman of African descent to win the Miss Israel pageant.
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Jordan's king urges help for Syrian refugees
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on world nations to help Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon shoulder "the tremendous burden" of caring for hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the viol…
azstarnet.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
Jordan's king urges help for Syrian refugees
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on world nations to help Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon shoulder "the tremendous burden" of caring for hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the violence in Syria.
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