“We want harsh measures against the rioters, including the immediate deportation of those who took part,” Netanyahu said in a special ministerial meeting called to deal with the aftermath of the violence on Sunday. Ahead of an official visit to Cyprus, Netanyahu said the ministerial team was seeking to deport 1,000 supporters of the Eritrean government who were involved in Saturday’s violence. “There’s politics involved in this,” Brennan noted, adding that Netanyahu “clearly wants to be seen to be doing something”. Under international law, Israel cannot forcibly send migrants back to a country where their life or liberty may be at risk. Netanyahu said Sunday that he didn’t think deporting supporters of the Eritrean government would be a problem.

Source: Ethiopian News September 03, 2023 21:09 UTC