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Last update - 14:59 12/05/2008 Olmert: Israel has solved the African refugee shelter problem By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: prostitution, woman  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel has improved the living conditions of the African refugee in Tel Aviv and has relocated many of them to locations where they will be able to find work. "We solved the problem," Olmert said during a meeting on regarding the status of woman in Israel. Sigal Reuven, who volunteers for the Hotline for Migrant Workers, said that while there are fewer people in the dingy shelters, they have not totally disappeared. She did say that the receipt of working permits from the state is what allowed the refugees to move out of the shelters. Advertisement Olmert, who police suspect took bribes from American millionaire Morris Talansky, appearred exhausted during the meeting and when asked about it he said that "only you [journalists] think so". Olmert said that he came to the meeting in order to support the status of women in Israel. He said that in all aspects of Israeli life, the presence and weight of women's power and influence is not adequate. He called for ultra-Orthodox and Arab woman to join the workforce, since their absence is a great loss for the Israeli economy. In regards to prostitution, Olmert said that the government has allocated NIS 20 million in order to fight the problem. Olmert added that he also plans to double the number of centers for victims of sexual assault from three to six. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Death of a heroine Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust, dies at 98. Apocalyptic tidings Holy See warns of nightmarish perils if Mideast nuclear arms race is not halted.   1.   Olmert: the government fighting prostitution. 15:03  |  Steve 12/05/08   2.   How interesting, African refugees seek shelter in Israel and not 16:05  |  Yuri 12/05/08   3.   Olmert: the government fighting prostitution 16:08  |  Harald 12/05/08   4.   Yuriy: There`s no Need to Wonder - The Africans Aren`t Stupid 16:23  |  massaraksh 12/05/08   5.   Not to enter the Promised land 16:25  |  Gideon Reader 12/05/08   6.   20 new refugees every 24 hours 17:48  |  Jane 12/05/08   7.   "Mission Accomplished"..! 20:10  |  Stephen. 12/05/08   8.   Soon it might be the other way around 20:26  |  Ben Menachem 12/05/08   9.   Move the Africans to Gaza and the PA to Africa ! 21:23  |  Moud 12/05/08

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