Africa: Why Did Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scrap the African Migrant Deal?

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In a surprise move, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrapped a deal with UN refugee agency UNHCR that would have seen thousands of African migrants relocated, while others would have stayed in Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled the resettlement agreement with the United Nations on Tuesday, one day after he publicly announced and praised the deal at a press conference. Under this scheme, 16,000 African migrants, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan, would have been relocated to other countries while another 16,000 would have been allowed to stay in Israel.

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