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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest deportation of migrants
By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: Refugees, Israel News 

Thousands of people took part in a demonstration Saturday next to the old Tel Aviv bus station, protesting against government plans to expel migrant workers.

The mass protest brought in a diverse crowd including migrant workers from Africa, Asia, and South America, as well as Israeli scouts and Knesset members.

Israeli protestors, many of whom were carrying the children of migrant workers on their shoulders, formed a human chain around the Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv, a popular gathering spot for migrant workers.
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MK Nitzan Horovitz (Meretz) addressed the protest, praising the government's decision to delay by 3 months the expulsion of foreign workers and their children.

"The results of this struggle are obvious, but it is only a temporary victory. We want to legislate a law that will forbid the expulsion of children. We want to stop the expulsion of the people who care for our elderly parents and work in our fields and on our roads," Horovitz said.

"They work hard at these jobs because of the fact that most Israelis do not want to do them," Horovitz added.

MK Dov Khenin (Hadash) told the protestors the postponement of the expulsions show "that there are people of conscience in Israel, and there is the ability to enlist and change things."

On Thursday, foreign workers facing deportation in the wake of recent immigration sweeps won a three-month stay from the government. The delay will allow migrant workers and their children to remain in the country, the government said.

Also Thursday, Interior Minister Eli Yishai nullified a controversial regulation which had limited refugees to staying south of Gedera and north of Hadera, following protests by human rights groups and activists
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