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Sudanese refugees at a lecture at Tel Aviv University in October (Dan Keinan) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 03:46 01/12/2007 Prisons Service: No more space to absorb Sudanese refugees By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel Prison Service  The Israel Prison Service warned Friday that it would be unable to accomodate the growing number of detained Sudanese refugees, since facilities designated specifically for their absorption are nearly filled to capacity. Prison officials said that, at the current influx rate of refugees entering Israel, all available space would be filled by next week. The statement comes on the heels of an incident early Thursday in which the Israel Defense Forces deserted a group of 15 Sudanese refugees on the Be'er Sheva-Dimona Highway. The army had been transporting the refugees to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva for medical treatment. Advertisement The refugees were then spotted by a family in Ar'ara, and four of them - all men without families - found work in the Arad area. Three refugee families were taken to Eilat. The IDF issued a response saying that the refugees were deserted because no authorized institution had agreed to accept them. They were initially to be given shelter in the Ketziot Prison, but the soldiers were informed the prison did not have room to accomodate them. Prison officials replied that 950 Sudanese refugees are currently being cared for in Ketziot Prison, and they are unaware of anyone denying an IDF request to house additional refugees. Related articles: Sudan says Darfur rebels have ties to Israel A kinship of genocide UN official: 48 African refugees missing since deported by IDF Sudanese refugees wait to find out who can stay, who must go Sudanese man found dead in Sinai, was apparently fleeing to Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us Big heart The organs of an IDF soldier were donated to five people in Israel and Germany. Settler harassment Palestinians in the West Bank said settlers threw stones at a boy and stole his donkey.   1.   Too many Palestinian Children kept behind bars 13:58  |  POP 30/11/07   2.   if they don`t convert away from islam,kill them 17:04  |  terrornator 30/11/07   3.   A reaction to occupation??? 18:32  |  Geoff 30/11/07   4.   # 2 terrormator 18:51  |  Jim 30/11/07   5.   #2, what are you? 19:12  |  Journalist 30/11/07   6.   Send them to Sderot with empty houses left by fleeing Israelis 20:25  |  Absolute Sweden 30/11/07   7.   terrornator #2 - as wrong and irrelevant as POP #1 20:30  |  Polybios 30/11/07   8.   Moral Responsibility 21:02  |  Lily 30/11/07   9.   Why not absorb them at the Haaretz Muqata? 21:10  |  Jake 30/11/07   10.   11500 is the number of palestinians held in Israeli prisons. 21:15  |  Nabil 30/11/07   11.   dude in the picture... 21:21  |  rootlesscosmo 30/11/07   12.   #11 Nabil - if you ask, I`ll send you an accurate account 22:19  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/07   13.   #11, refugee doesn`t imply poverty 22:19  |  j.l. 30/11/07   14.   #11 rootlesscosmo 22:21  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/07   15.   Seal the border 22:29  |  NB 30/11/07   16.   Yah, what about the picture! 22:41  |  Geoff 30/11/07   17.   #8 Lily NY 22:45  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/07   18.   #17 Geoff - Israel treats them pretty good 23:34  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/07   19.   POP: BOOB 23:39  |  Mohan 30/11/07   20.   If they were Jewish there would be plenty of room... 04:11  |  peacelover 01/12/07   21.   Now is the time 07:49  |  Esther 01/12/07   22.   To peacelover # 20 - In Contradiction.... 09:20  |  Nat asha 01/12/07   23.   To PEACELOVER # 20 - Trickery!...... 09:40  |  Dolly 01/12/07   24.   Noteworthy:SUDAN receives Billions of Dollars in OIL 11:47  |  Dagme 01/12/07   25.   To Geoff # 16 - No Poverty in Khartoum 13:03  |  Dagma 01/12/07   26.   and who is 14:27  |  wh 01/12/07   27.   A lesson in discrimination 15:41  |  Natallie Durson 01/12/07   28.   To Natallie Durson # 27 - The FIRST NATION 18:13  |  Dagma 01/12/07   29.   #28 NUTallie Durson 17:53  |  * BEN JABO 02/12/07

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