The fate of thousands of African migrants in Israel is still uncertain as Israel struggles to strike a deportation deal with Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and the U.N.’s refugee agency to find homes for those expelled fell through.
Although Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expelled About 4,000 migrants from Israel to Rwanda and Uganda since 2013 but, he has come under pressure from his right-wing voter base to expel thousands more.
After the Rwanda deal fell through, the government struck an agreement with the U.N.’s refugee agency (UNHCR) to relocate 16,250 migrants to Western countries but Netanyahu scrapped it after an outcry from right-wing politicians furious that thousands more would be allowed to stay in Israel.
Zionist regime representatives told the court on Tuesday that an envoy was in Uganda to finalizing a deportation deal after an arrangement with Rwanda to take migrants expelled under the new measures fell through.
Okello Oryem, Uganda’s junior foreign affairs minister told on Wednesday, we are not aware of any Israeli envoy here. Let Israelis tell who that envoy here is going to sign an agreement with, sign with who? With the foreign affairs, with the president, minister of internal affairs, with who? On what date are they signing?”
The rights groups have accused Netanyahu, who is under police investigation for corruption, of playing political games to appeal to his right-wing supporters.
