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Last update - 09:10 31/12/2006 Canada probing abuse claims of asylum seekers from Israel By Ruth Sinai, Haaretz Correspondent Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has asked Israel's National Council for the Child for information on immigrant children in Israel. Canadian authorities want to know whether immigrant children in Israel are being harassed or abused, in order to evaluate political asylum cases. In 2005, 679 Israeli citizens sought asylum abroad, mainly in Canada. Some 200 requests were approved, mainly of citizens of the former Soviet Union who came to Israel but left claiming they were persecuted, because of their origin or religion. In a letter last month, the IRB asked the council whether it could provide examples of mistreatment of immigrant children; whether children of immigrants from the former Soviet Union were subject to harm at school or violence in their neighborhoods, and whether certain groups of immigrant children were more at risk of abuse than others. The Canadian authorities also sought to understand how the Israeli government has been responding to reports of abuse o Advertisement f immigrant children, and how effective their response has been thus far. The head of the Council for the Child, Dr. Yitzhak Kadman, said in response that official bodies do not have clear policies that put immigrant children at a disadvantage, but that these children encounter problems typical of an immigrant population. For example, the number of immigrant children involved in crime and substance abuse is proportionally high, and investment in education and welfare programs to deal with these crises is insufficient. Kadman further responded that immigrant children are not particular victims of violence or abuse in the schools. With regard to immigrant children as an at-risk group, he reported that children from the Central Asian republics have had an especially hard time adjusting, as do children arriving in Israel on tourist visas who do not have legal residency in Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Clear, present danger Survey : 52% of youth believe Israel faces existential threat. Feeling guilty Europe's criticism of Israel is more than just anti-Semitism.   1.   What column are these guys 3rd or 4th? 04:04  |  Guy From NYC 31/12/06   2.   Ho-hum 04:22  |  Hannah 31/12/06   3.   Welcome 04:44  |  JJ 31/12/06   4.   abuse claims 06:53  |  robin 31/12/06   5.   Canada`s insane open door policy 07:29  |  dave 31/12/06   6.   #3 - Nope, Israel is no different 07:33  |  Slibovitz 31/12/06   7.   blame us for the scams 07:50  |  miloimnick frm north 31/12/06   8.   BIG MISCONCEPTION DAVE! 07:52  |  RYAN Sargeant 31/12/06   9.   A bunch of losers 07:58  |  Sherman 31/12/06   10.   It`s an old story 08:12  |  MGB 31/12/06   11.   Immigrant children 08:17  |  Israel Israeli 31/12/06   12.   Israelis seeking asylum 08:20  |  Dan Kovnat 31/12/06   13.   fill in info 08:24  |  BO 31/12/06   14.   the real abusers are . . . 08:39  |  Official 31/12/06   15.   Israel`s rubbish shouldn`t be allowed in Canada 08:51  |  kooskoos 31/12/06   16.   note 09:05  |  byebye 31/12/06   17.   A Story About Nothing. 09:25  |  Terry 31/12/06   18.   KOOS KOOS 15 09:33  |  BO 31/12/06   19.   About the reaction of some to this simple article 09:37  |  S 31/12/06   20.   byebye 10:00  |  Eli 31/12/06   21.   Opression as a way of life 10:04  |  Natallie Durson 31/12/06   22.   #11: Israel Israeli 10:05  |  keith 31/12/06   23.   bye bye 10:08  |  Edifice 31/12/06   24.   #1 10:11  |  EE 31/12/06   25.   #16 sick and wrong comments. 10:18  |  Mike 31/12/06   26.   Why would anyone want to leave the jewish paradise? 10:19  |  Canadian 31/12/06   27.   This is bullsh..t. These people just want money and comfort. 10:20  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 31/12/06   28.   A Reaction to this simple article 10:21  |  S 31/12/06   29.   Important subject -- more info needed. 10:29  |  Ben Azai 31/12/06   30.   Canadian 10:44  |  Also Canadian 31/12/06   31.   I`m an Immigrant, too 11:01  |  Mariano 31/12/06   32.   Israel may not the ugliest country in the world, 11:21  |  American living here 31/12/06   33.   Sorry, simply indescribable Part 1 11:24  |  TonyL 31/12/06   34.   Sorry, simply indescribable-Conclusion 11:30  |  TonyL 31/12/06   35.   Canadian 11:34  |  S 31/12/06   36.   #19, S 11:38  |  Hannah 31/12/06   37.   American Living Here 11:41  |  Also American Here 31/12/06   38.   immigrants 11:43  |  j10 31/12/06   39.   THE CANADIAN BRAIN GAP OPENS WIDE 11:44  |  paul harris 31/12/06   40.   Its hard 11:46  |  Jonas 31/12/06   41.   Jewish Status. 11:46  |  Maureen Ann 31/12/06   42.   To # 5- dave from nyc and # 8 - Ryan my fellow canadian 12:00  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   43.   #36 Hannah 12:02  |  S 31/12/06   44.   Seeking Refuge.... Dont make me laugh 12:03  |  Leor 31/12/06   45.   paul harris #39 12:08  |  TonyL 31/12/06   46.   Answer to keith number 22. 12:12  |  David Nigel Braham 31/12/06   47.   Answer to number 32. 12:15  |  David Nigel Braham 31/12/06   48.   # 39- Paul Harris 12:20  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   49.   #43, S 12:35  |  Hannah 31/12/06   50.   #41 MAUREEN AND TOTAL TRIPE FROM OZ 12:36  |  paul harris 31/12/06   51.   Hi Klaudia 12:36  |  S 31/12/06   52.   #44, leor 12:39  |  Hannah 31/12/06   53.   # 51- That`s OK, S....Don`t Worry About it ! 12:47  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   54.   Happy New Year to Haaretz Censors ( in verse ) 13:04  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   55.   One Thing No One Mentions .... 13:08  |  Terry 31/12/06   56.   American Living Here 13:15  |  Svetlana 31/12/06   57.   #54 KLAUDIA WHAT TUNE SHALL I SING IT TO ?? 13:29  |  paul harris 31/12/06   58.   True Discrimination 13:45  |  Ephraim 31/12/06   59.   #37 13:55  |  byebye 31/12/06   60.   Klaudia number 42. 14:07  |  David Nigel Braham 31/12/06   61.   If it`ll get the skinheads off `our` streets... 14:08  |  D Hirod 31/12/06   62.   asylum seekers 14:11  |  jon purizhansky 31/12/06   63.   what a load of rubbish 14:13  |  rich 31/12/06   64.   to Klaudia #54 14:17  |  Leon Rosgarten 31/12/06   65.   locals biassed attitude to russian jews=rasism? 14:21  |  Oleg 31/12/06   66.   Something rotten in the State of Israel? 14:22  |  Toronto`s Finest 31/12/06   67.   Bullies at school and anti-Semitism 14:30  |  KUTW 31/12/06   68.   Ephraim #58 14:38  |  S 31/12/06   69.   16. byebye: Drawing general conclusions from a problem 14:41  |  KUTW 31/12/06   70.   Reading caustic Israeli comments above, no wonder... 14:44  |  Wow 31/12/06   71.   EVERY immigrant society has high emigration 15:00  |  D 31/12/06   72.   Klaudia 15:02  |  Danite 31/12/06   73.   Russian Scam Artists 15:05  |  Danite 31/12/06   74.   # 64- Leon Rosgarten..... Lighten Up !! 15:08  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   75.   54 Klaudia: Happy New Year to Haaretz Censors 15:18  |  KUTW 31/12/06   76.   The Russian Immigration to Israel 15:19  |  Alicia 31/12/06   77.   KUTW: The Convenience of Israel Condemnation 15:22  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   78.   More on Censorship... Let`s Not be Silly.. 15:23  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   79.   Happy New Year to the Haaretz Censors! 15:24  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   80.   No. 52 - "Hannah" 15:30  |  A less angry Hannah 31/12/06   81.   To KUTW and Danite 15:31  |  Klaudia 31/12/06   82.   Russian asylum seekers 15:33  |  Andrew 31/12/06   83.   #76. Alicia. The truth about Russian immigration. 15:35  |  Toronto`s Finest 31/12/06   84.   Why did I know Israelis would deny and blame on them? 15:37  |  Guy From NYC 31/12/06   85.   Paul harris 15:40  |  John the Canadian 31/12/06   86.   #69 15:41  |  byebye 31/12/06   87.   Seeking Asylum from Israel 15:46  |  dina 31/12/06   88.   to bye bye hannah the one and only 15:56  |  bev 31/12/06   89.   #66 JUST ISRAELIS FINEST ;ISNT THAT RACIAL BIAS 16:02  |  paul harris 31/12/06   90.   66 To ex-Siberians Toronto`s weather is mild, Israel`s too hot. 16:04  |  Logician 31/12/06   91.   to s re hannah 16:07  |  bev 31/12/06   92.   toronto`s worst 16:10  |  bev 31/12/06   93.   Soviet "jews" are ready to go to any country for a fat pork 16:10  |  Factual 31/12/06   94.   Posting Quality 16:11  |  Peter 31/12/06   95.   Idiots from IRB 16:12  |  Gene 31/12/06   96.   # 1,#2, #3 The so called `abused` who are "escaping" Israel 16:25  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 31/12/06   97.   to 16 16:27  |  xyz 31/12/06   98.   Answer to note 16:31  |  I 31/12/06   99.   #85 NO ONLY THE UNINFORMED STUPID ONES JOHN LIKE YOU 16:38  |  paul harris 31/12/06   100.   Toronto`s finest 16:41  |  Scott 31/12/06   101.   Natalie Durrson 16:45  |  Scott 31/12/06   102.   "AMERICAN LIVING HERE"? Lies under multiple aliases 16:45  |  PETERSM 31/12/06   103.   to byebye 16:47  |  not from Israel 31/12/06   104.   False Claims of Asylum Seekers 16:47  |  Susan 31/12/06   105.   #88 16:49  |  byebye 31/12/06   106.   #67, Bullies 16:52  |  Eric 31/12/06   107.   to 59 (bye bye) re 37 16:58  |  seer 31/12/06   108.   TO#83 Toronto´s Finest 17:02  |  Alicia 31/12/06   109.   77. CHGODMK: The Convenience of Israel Condemnation 17:15  |  KUTW 31/12/06   110.   81. Klaudia 17:21  |  KUTW 31/12/06   111.   Great way to immigrate to Canada! 17:27  |  Mr. Ami Goldman 31/12/06   112.   I am perfect? 17:29  |  perfect 31/12/06   113.   TRONNOS FINESTstepping stone to join their compatriots in Brighto 17:30  |  PETERSM 31/12/06   114.   Human right to move 17:42  |  Ben Azai 31/12/06   115.   "HANNAH" and the rest of the haters 17:48  |  Isaac Leal 31/12/06   116.   re: Natallie Durson 17:49  |  Sol 31/12/06   117.   to Canadian 17:56  |  Sol 31/12/06   118.   Canada probing abuse claims of asylum seekers from Israel 18:05  |  George 31/12/06   119.   re: Ephraim 18:09  |  Sol 31/12/06   120.   KUTW: Israel Condemnation and Moral Laziness 18:10  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   121.   A Tip To Our Candadian Friends 18:10  |  David 31/12/06   122.   Israel Condemnation and Moral Laziness 18:44  |  Bruce 31/12/06   123.   CHGODMK 18:50  |  Walid 31/12/06   124.   One Thing For Sure 18:54  |  Canadian2 31/12/06   125.   Natallie Durson, ignorance epitomized 18:55  |  ugh 31/12/06   126.   A Tip To Our Candadian Friends #121 18:55  |  Bruce 31/12/06   127.   Is it circumcision? 18:55  |  Tosefta 31/12/06   128.   George #118 18:57  |  Bruce 31/12/06   129.   Re. Ben Azai, Human right to move 19:04  |  Bruce 31/12/06   130.   Max Zinger 19:09  |  Walid 31/12/06   131.   Walid hello 19:16  |  Danite 31/12/06   132.   120. CHGODMK 19:38  |  KUTW 31/12/06   133.   Scott on TO`s Finest and Natalie Durson 19:39  |  Walid 31/12/06   134.   KUTW 19:47  |  Walid 31/12/06   135.   134. Walid 19:56  |  KUTW 31/12/06   136.   Ben Azai 20:00  |  Walid 31/12/06   137.   TO Walid in Beirut 20:05  |  Alicia 31/12/06   138.   Guy from NYC, sure, sure 20:07  |  Jake 31/12/06   139.   Suffice it to say, Yu-Hannah 20:09  |  Jake 31/12/06   140.   Walid 20:11  |  danite 31/12/06   141.   Canada is desperate 20:11  |  ZionistNation 31/12/06   142.   Tosefta, speak for yourself 20:17  |  Jake 31/12/06   143.   Canadian2 , no settlements in Canada? 20:18  |  Jake 31/12/06   144.   no thanks 20:18  |  Joshua 31/12/06   145.   Could be worse 20:20  |  Just in 31/12/06   146.   Ugh 20:24  |  Walid 31/12/06   147.   Tosefta 20:29  |  Walid 31/12/06   148.   Toronto Finest #66 20:36  |  Poor judgement 31/12/06   149.   Danite 20:46  |  Walid 31/12/06   150.   Walid, Beirut 20:47  |  Scott 31/12/06   151.   Walid 20:47  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   152.   WALID 20:51  |  Isaac Leal 31/12/06   153.   Walid #136 21:06  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   154.   Walid #136 21:06  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   155.   Damn thoses asylum seekers -- libel 21:17  |  Jo 31/12/06   156.   no legal weddings or accepted religion, what do want?? 21:23  |  Sheli,A.B. 31/12/06   157.   Walid #144 21:24  |  Tosefta 31/12/06   158.   WALID #136 Part 1 21:34  |  Gabe1 31/12/06   159.   Walid #136 Part 2 21:39  |  Gabe1 31/12/06   160.   Danite 21:40  |  Walid 31/12/06   161.   #100 Scott.Of course the 600 came here for our purity... 21:41  |  Toronto`s Finest 31/12/06   162.   Scott 21:58  |  Walid 31/12/06   163.   I congratulate the Canadian Immigration & Refugee Board for 22:04  |  Smadar 31/12/06   164.   Not more cry babies pleaseeeeee 22:05  |  Avrum 31/12/06   165.   ZionistNation #141 22:08  |  Gregor 31/12/06   166.   JEWISH ALIYAH TO CANADA 22:09  |  Don Ruperto Mosca 31/12/06   167.   KOOS KOOS # 15 22:13  |  Avrum 31/12/06   168.   CHGODMK 22:15  |  Walid 31/12/06   169.   Isaak Leal 22:28  |  Walid 31/12/06   170.   Thats Right Oh Canada 22:31  |  Scott 31/12/06   171.   Walid #168 22:39  |  CHGODMK 31/12/06   172.   CHGODMK 22:41  |  Walid 31/12/06   173.   #161 Toronto finest 22:44  |  Facts matter 31/12/06   174.   typo #163 should read "Doeas anyone here speak Bulgarian"? 22:45  |  Smadar 31/12/06   175.   Tosefta 22:48  |  Walid 31/12/06   176.   Demography 22:59  |  ZionistNation 31/12/06   177.   Gabe 1 23:09  |  Walid 31/12/06   178.   Gabe 2 23:28  |  Walid 31/12/06   179.   Probably mossad. 23:30  |  Billy Jack 31/12/06   180.   Jews and circumcision (Walid #175) 23:31  |  Tosefta 31/12/06   181.   WALID, please reply to #137 23:40  |  Alicia 31/12/06   182.   CHGODMK 23:48  |  Boycott 31/12/06   183.   Walid #178 23:59  |  Gabe1 31/12/06   184.   Russian immigrants 00:06  |  charles 01/01/07   185.   Scott 00:06  |  Walid 01/01/07   186.   Exceptions and rules 00:16  |  sh 01/01/07   187.   CHGODMK 00:29  |  Walid 01/01/07   188.   to Walid #133 00:42  |  Ilya 01/01/07   189.   Alicia 01:40  |  Walid 01/01/07   190.   Gabe 1 02:00  |  Walid 01/01/07   191.   Sh 02:04  |  Walid 01/01/07   192.   Walid 02:28  |  Danite 01/01/07   193.   Walid 02:30  |  danite 01/01/07   194.   Walid "let me say" 02:35  |  Danite 01/01/07   195.   Ilya 02:51  |  Walid 01/01/07   196.   Danite 03:20  |  Walid 01/01/07   197.   Walid 03:32  |  CHGODMK 01/01/07   198.   Walid (Again) 03:45  |  CHGODMK 01/01/07   199.   CHGODMK 04:30  |  Walid 01/01/07   200.   Walid 05:34  |  CHGODMK 01/01/07   201.   russian advantage 06:09  |  lola 01/01/07   202.   to Klaudia`s posts # 54 & # 78 06:59  |  eric 01/01/07   203.   lola, Why just Russians and Romanians 07:40  |  Bruce 01/01/07   204.   Leon Rosgarten, Hurry up. Time is running out. 08:02  |  Bruce 01/01/07   205.   CHGODMK 09:08  |  Walid 01/01/07   206.   walid 09:39  |  scott 01/01/07   207.   Canadians a Pack of Chickens 09:55  |  asa 01/01/07   208.   Maybe Israel Should Take a Closer Look .. 11:00  |  Yaela Katz 01/01/07   209.   #127 Halachically Jewish 11:21  |  Yaela Katz 01/01/07   210.   To Bruce 11:38  |  lola 01/01/07   211.   To ByeBye 13:57  |  Livio DI Nepi 01/01/07   212.   natallie 00:45  |  eva 02/01/07   213.   byebye 01:05  |  eva 02/01/07   214.   Israelis claimimg refugee status 03:10  |  luca 09/12/07   215.   #26 20:55  |  Luca 01/05/08

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