Israel Deported Them. Then ISIS Cut Off Their Heads.

[okaawhatever]

JERUSALEM—In a scene that’s become all too familiar, the self-proclaimed Islamic State has executed a group of individuals it deems infidels.

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But there’s a catch: At least three of the victims were Eritrean refugees who had been deported from Israel. An Eritrean named Mesi Fashiya who works as a translator for The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, an Israeli NGO that advocates for Israel’s estimated 46,000 refugees, identified the victims.

Sadly, one was her relative.

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For Schecter, this is part and parcel of Israel’s policy toward refugees, which she says consists “mostly of inaction,” except for intimidation. The Israeli government has granted “0.17 percent of the requests for recognition of refugee status,” the aid worker added. “This means that out of thousands and thousands of people, only four got a positive answer.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/21/israel-deported-them-then-isis-cut-off-their-heads.html

There are a few more paragraphs in the article. Defiitely worth the read.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My god, how horrible.

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2. A cruel irony, given that the UN Convention on Refugees was enacted in 1951 to prevent a repeat of

what happened to many Jews who were denied asylum around the world and ended up victims of Nazi persecution.

A 0.17 percent asylum approval rate is appalling. Considering the context, this is an abomination.

[Wilms]

3. Israel refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

I'll bet most Jews recognize it, but not Israel. Very awkward.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_recognition#Position_of_Israel

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4. I understand that Obama now also won't utter the G-word with regard to the Turks.

Pretty embarrassing, all around.