Netanyahu: Illegal African immigrants - a threat to Israel's Jewish character

this is not your home and will never be. The presence of zionism is a threat to the motherland's true character and identity of ubuntu. Africa my beloved protect yourself against these bleksems trying to rape you of your brotherism spirit, get rid of these zionist. One love to the palastenians, one love to brotherhood. Africans and arabs, brothers for life.

So Many Arabs claim that Israel is Aparthide state even oganizing the so called Aparthide day and so on so why africans don't go to Arab countries.

What threat - give them amnesty and a pathway to cititzenship. Then they can vote like anyone esle - possibly even organizing their own political party. Isn't Democracy a beautiful thing?

A different position from this awful person would have surprised me. the man has never shown any empathy toward his fellow human beings. We africans should avoid going to Israel as we are not welcome there.

Can we not deport Bibi and Avigdor and keep the Africans?

These Africans seem clueless to the fact that they are entering a "country" of pathological supremacists. The places they are leaving must really stink for them to head for an Apartheid state.

why do israelis always refer to themselves as western or european? some kind of inferiority complex about being middle eastern? huh?

Israel is a jewish state which is not capable with democracy......

Adolf Hitler thought Jews were a threat to the superior white German character too. As an American taxpayer, it disgust me to think my tax dollars goes towards the support of your vile country.

Did PM said lets throw out the country Immigrants from Africa? No he said let's get rid of the illegal immigrants. How many of you don't understand word illegal? it means they crossed the border without permission. Why should they stay in country? You'll say cause they are oppressed , hungry etc.... Sure it' could be true But here is another side of this story. How many of them are terrorists, rapists, robbers, drug smugglers? I think security of Israel is much more important. I had a coworker from Africa and he said to me "When I lived in France it was paradise, I didn't have to work and i had everything" till he decided to immigrate to USA where he had to work. From my experience most of them are looking for easy money. I believe in Legal immigration and not illegal.

As a African American, born and raised in the USA, I find the words of you pm, vile, and disgusting. How many Russian Jew's illegally came to the us? While black kids starve in the us, we give your country billions of dollars of aid, and you can't find away to integrate another race of people in your society? How about no african americans serving in the military in the mid east? That is a racist policy...you guy's are no better than the mullahs in Iran.

Nathanyahu is a racist, always has being. When the World Zionist Organization when and shipped into Israel people from all over the former Soviets Republics, Nathanyahu had no problem with migration into Israel then, It is black african that he has problem with, I am an Israeli citizen, in the history of Israel. No Prime Minister ever order the mass deportaion of migrants till Nathanyahu became prime Minister. Whenever Nathanyahu becomes prime minister he always focus on deporting mostly Africans, The police are braking into people's homes to arrest them, even Church services are being disrupted by the police and woshipers led away in chains. Children are made fatherless by nathanyahu's policies on immgration. African Leaders should ask Nathanyahu what his problem is. Idi Amin was responsible for his brothers death he should not take it out on all Africans.

"a concrete threat to the Jewish and democratic character of the country." The ADL would call this racist ideology if anyone else said it.

"It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed My poor feet have traveled that hot dusty road Out of the dust bowl and westward we rolled Your desert was hot and your mountains were cold I've worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes I've slept on the ground in the light of your moon On the edge of your city you've seen us and then We come with the dust and we go with the wind ... Well it's always we ramble that river and I All along your green valley I'll work til I die My land I'll defend with my life if need be Cause my pastures of plenty must always be free - Lila Downs, Pastures of Plenty/ This Land is Your Land

Well that's what the Jews in America told us we had to do when they shoved the Immigration Act of 1965 down our throats.

You are not part of the Western world and never will be.

Only a secular person would ask the government to support the jewish character of Israel - everything happens with gods will - open the borders and let god sort us all out - unless you talk of god, but use secular means to achieve "his will" ;)

There was a time prior to WW2 that in Vilnus, our native Capital, there were more Jewish Semites than native people and they were changing the character of our culture and land - it is interesting to see how now Jews are making the same arguments we repeatedly made to the governments about how the growing Jewish population was a threat to our national culture, language, religion and people.

You mean the one born out of the religous commandment that teaches: "and there shall be one law for you and the stranger in your midst." You mean the charactere formed by the commandment that commands that a day worker's wages shall not be held overnight? You mean the character formed by the God of Israel who admonished the People Israel to love the stranger in their midst 37 times? Ah, but they will respond, the Torah is not speaking of these Africans as the "strangers" but rather converts. But then here comes the rub. Israel is on the brink of a nationalist/religious law that will eliminate the reform and conservative converts so that these religioius commandments binding on every Jew will no longer pertain to them either. Always judge the moral fiber of a society or a religion by how it does treat the real stranger in their midst, of those who are not like the majority group, of those who are weak or powerless, the orphan, the widow, the stranger and you will find Israel miserably wanting, by any standard, so this latest pathetic bombast from netanyahu should not come as a surprise. Biblically we are taugth that God will vomit us out of the Land for immorality and that pack is led by those in this government of religious and nationalist pimps.

First and foremost the FM. His friends are limited to Shas. His admiring audience are vast. This is no off the shelf politician. A straight and brash fellow. Xenophobic, far right with strong beliefs. Judea,Samarra,Golan are his building blocks. PM Netanyahu has made his own beliefs known. Illegal aliens, deportations, keeping Israel Jewish. So, where is the difference, in essence they are the same fruit that fell from the old tree. The PM may well be articulate, diplomatic flair, with a well versed knowledge of International Affairs, whilst his FM has unknown qualities. Many a time, one begins to wonder, what is the true underlying problem with Israel Incorporated. Illegal African immigrants are not the problem, for they were allowed into Israel. The problem is, as always, as in the past, the government always leaves important issues until the last minute, the Oslo Accords and the future of Jerusalem, or even now the proximity talks, as usual chitter chatter that sends ones patience into low space orbit. Good day from sunny Swiss Alps.

In response to the prime minister's questionable statement that "illegal workers present a concrete threat to the Jewish and democratic character of the country", our leaders would do well to fully acknowledge a far more corrosive element in our society - those who avoid work, and who dodge their basic obligations to our society. They are the worst burden and the most painful reality threatening our national character.

African refugees are guests for Israelis, they are suvivor of genocide,they came to live peace and they share the same history of jews who experienced persecution in the West that today Mr Netanyahu is so pround of the name "Western" jews leaders should not forget their history. Israel should welcome African refugees, instead targeting them with hostile breaches in highest position of jewish value (PM). in israel there are so many immigrants who come different reason but Netanyahu did not talk about them , especially he pointed about Africans "Black" simply there is no threat agaist jewish character and democracy from African refugees ,but Netanyahu is simply Imply he is Ant-African Blacks and would like to keep Israel pure white race if it is possible. "Next " may any other dark skin claim they are threat to the Israeli character and security.

Don't be so racist and a-social! If such an idea will be proposed in other countries about the Jews than you'll scream about Anti-semiticem. Look at the mirror and don't do to others what you won't like to happen to you!!!

It's so hypocrite to speak like racist while complaining about anti-semitism. For a secular democracy there cannot be a "Jewish charachter". Maybe Iran would say sth. like this for "Islamic charachter" of the country.

Drug trafficking has become a real problem recently. I haven't had anything decent to smoke for months.

Israel needs to do everything possible to stop illegals getting into the country and it needs to deport all the ones who are here with or without children. Illegals are not just a threat to Israels jewish demographics but they harm the economy, they commit crime and tell the folks back home if you can just get into Israel your going to be living the good life much better than living in the dump we have back home earning $10 a week. If they have children Israeli taxpayers will pay to put them through school using up the limited budgets the schools have and increasing class sizes further. This country cannot afford illegals either economically or demographically so we need to start a campaign to clamp down, find and deport all illegals here it doesn't matter how many children they have and we need to do everything possible to stop more coming in. We need to build immigration camps where illegals will be treated humanely but locked up until the time comes to deport them not let them lose in society and trust their honesty to come forward for deportation when we are ready and at the same time not proper jails which is a waste of money and to extreme its what other countries do and it should not be compared to some kind of concentration camp. So far Israel has been a soft touch on illegals and its been abused and now instead of talking about deportation we have people campaigning to let give them citizenship because they can't bear the idea of deporting children. If we don't do something more and more parts of Israel will start to look like Tel Avivs central bus station and its surrounding area.

please, do build this wall. please build that wall between "real jews" and everyone else. please become more racist. please become so frothing at the mouth that even the US will withdraw support. perhaps then Israel can be brought to heel

Settlers, all being illegal, and the occupation forces that protect them, are not only a threat to the Palestinian identity in Palestine "West Bank", but also a threat to Palestinian lives, livelihood, independence, freedoms, health, education, social structure, etc. HAARETZ, please publish

With the history of terrorist attacks against Israel, Israel does not have a fence along the entire border with Egypt after all these years? What the hell is wrong with these people?

Immigrants from eastern Europe is noooooooooooooo problemo because they are white but Africans biiiiiiiiggggggggggg problemo because they are black !!!! can someone for God's sake explain "threat to Jewish character"

IInfiltrators are illegal. How easy is it get a long term visa in Israel for a white non Jew- extremely difficult and almost impossible. And they enter with visa's and their own support system-medical insurance, and pay for everything. Illegally working? No, and Illegally entering, no chance - but these migrants do and then expect they have a "right" to stay- no such thing in Israel. Israel may be western but it's laws are not. Asylum seekers are a different category entirely but even this claim must be proven to be accepted and if found true must be helped and given legal standing. Most Africans here are not such though but come seeking a better life, while you can not blame them for trying, it does not make it right or legal. The law is the law and applies to all who enter Israel. Just because the are mostly from poor countries does not make it more right or legal- half the world is poor and even in West there are poor. Racism is a card too easily accused when trying to justify one's actions, little thoughts are given to the laws of the land or it's people, no one group has special rights over the other.

so let me get this straight, these illegal immigrants can infiltrate israel but hamas can't? something tells me hamas could but won't, it stays on it's land as it has always done, unlike israel who jumps the fence whenever it feels like.

Yes, Western countries do try to stem illegal immigration, but not because of religious reasons. No Western country is (racist) theocracy as Israel! Immigrants to Western countries don't have to pass a "purity" test as do immigrants to Israel... Germany hasn't insisted on "purity" test since the demise of Hitler!

You know, those folks we are supposed to be both wept with compassion for, and loath the Muslim government which persecutes them? Well, as soon as they listen to the propaganda from Israel and show up on it's doorstep, then they have to be clubbed at the border and persecuted for fleeing their Muslim persecutors. Welcome to Bibi Morals.

israel being a tiny country i don't think it can welcome many immigrants. That said, there are more subtle and correct ways of saying "nope" that "bi bi" should take PR classes in europe.

So let me get this straight, here in the U.S.the political discourse about illegal immigration is argued in economic terms, including the impact on our local, state and national economies. When the Nazi's talked about purity they talked about it in racial terms. When an Israeli prime minister talks about these things he talks about it as a threat to Israel's Jewish purity. Are the Arab Israeli's also a threat to the Jewish character of Israel? Or, is the Jewish character of Israel an undemocratic de jure and de facto threat to its Arab citizens.

to america plenty of room here

on the moon, you can be perfectly happy in your Jewish-only state. But on earth, you are *always* going to be contaminated by all the rest of us non-Jewish (sub-)humans!

Is to grant these people amnesty, and give them a path to citizenship.

Egypt shoots African illegal infiltrators dead - Israel simply wants to expel them. There is but one tiny Jewish state - how many muslim states? how many African states? Israel has already gone to great efforts, danger & cost to free & support Ethiopian Jews. What have arab states done to help Africans - even muslim Africans? Israel is too small to become destination for all refugees.

What Netanyahu means to say is that African blacks are a threat to the "white" character of Israel as a white Jewish state. I don't think those Africans are much welcome in Israel even if they are Jews. Just ask some black Falashas now living in Israel! I think it is pigmentation problem that Bibi is trying to highlight.

Illegal African immigrants have been everywhere and they have never posed any threat to any country's demographic formation. Is the Jewish character so vulnerable?

NOTE: he says 'Africans' a threat. Netanyahu ABSOLUTELY HATES OBAMA WHO IS SMARTER THAN HIM.

Ok Bibi, that's fair, but first you have to define those borders!

the "jewish and democratic character" i mean. it's a threat to the jewish character, not the democratic one. a democracy can exist no matter how many black people are in the country, bibi. stop disguising your racism as "western values".

to be there ,Romania is a member of EU. Their camps are buldozed in Italy and Danish police no looger than 2 weeks ago expelled dozens of Gypsies ,whose only crime was sleeping in an abandonned building in Copenhagen. Those blaming Israel should show the way ,accept Gypsies ,not to mention the Sudanese

Great minds work alike! Now you see what it is like to have countless undocumented immigrants streaming across your border, using your benefits, sending your currency back home, taking your jobs, etc. So build the fence AND patrol it. Make the egypptians send the trespassers back since they didn't stop them while they were in the Sinai. If they make it across the fence, treat them with dignity and do not deny them justice. Then deport them if they will not accept your pledge and oath of allegiance.

Imagine if an American President said such a racist, xenophobic and unconscionable thing. Israel is so juvenile and hateful. The exceptionalism is eating Israel alive.

If such a fence is created and manned it would not only increase the security of the state in regards to illegal immigration and terrorists but also deliver a devastating for drug trafficking. Such a fence is full of advantages.

I agree, I work in the Bronx and when I visit Israel I don't want to feel like I'm back in the Bronx.

First it was the wall in the West Bank, now it is a fence with Egypt. Tomorrow it will be one with Lebanon. Who knows, maybe we shall see fencing of the Medditerranean. You know, just to be on the safe side. Sea water might dilute Jewish identity of the coastal towns. Or prehaps there will be a wall between southern and northern Tel Aviv? I am sorry to break it to you, but not country in the world is a demographic island. There will always be foreigners in any country. Various ethnic groups, and people of different race. No amount of fences or walls will stop that. What Israel can do is strengthen it's cultural identity. That way those who arrive in Israel will want to identify with the country, and will integrate into society as good, hard working Israelis. Turning a country into self-made ghetto will not solve the problem.

Hope they implement whatever measures are deemed necessary. I wish we in the US could adopt such a firm policy with regards to our sovereignty.

Maybe Israel can use the Palestinians to stop the 'foreign invasion' ... we all know how they feel about the subject. They have 'hands-on experience' and are dedicated to 'stick-it-out till the end ! Build-up a good relationship as equals. (So sorry Mr. Brown ... we will have to resolve your problem another day). Shalom

It seems so obvious, Israels enemy is itself. If nobody hired these people, and I'm sure there are laws on the books, then they wouldn't come.

Israel could spend a couple of billion on a fence (and most likely bill America), and a week after its completion, there will be tunnels and other work arounds. The American border with Mexico is one of the most well guarded borders in the world, and yet thousands of illegals pass through every month, along with drugs, guns, and money. The big question is not how to keep the goyim out. The big question is why the goyim want to go to Israel in the first place. It's kind of like a mouse crashing a cat convention.

Israelis will never outgrow the ghetto mentality.

Why the confusion you are not a Western country you are a Middle Eastern country.

Israel should not turn away a single refugee.

this is disgusting. israel exists because jewish refugees had nowhere to turn. so, because israel's jewish "character" is so important the very people that had nowhere to turn are refusing entry to today's refugees. is maintaining a nice jewish culture worth more than people's lives?

Sounds like racist people in Arizona ... It is only illegal because you do not want those peoplehere , there and everywhere.What does a threat to Israel's Jewish Character even mean???? You wnat foreigners to come wipe your ass for a meager living but not dare to live there.....

Since when ? We don't call turkey a western country cause of it's violating all the human rights. Why should it be any diffrent with Israel.

Yes there much be border control but in which can illigal workers affect the Jewish way ?For there are also many illigal russian khazars in Israel pertending of being Jews ! First of all , what is the Jewish way for you Mr Prime minister ? White in skin or what else ? If it is for the security I might agree for a strong border control ! But for the race keep it open !

Yes infiltration is a real problem and has to be dealt with for a number of reasons, security being just one. BUT there is no need to couche it in terms of "the Jewish and democratic character of the country". This sort of language is racist and in itself threat to the democratic nature of the country.

Is there any way Israel replaces this senile individual with Lieberman as PM?

... or this is yet another example of his racist instinct.

The situation is similar to USA -Mexico border and politics of it is very simple. American and Israeli ruling class wants cheep labor force that does't have any legal rights. This is an eqivalent of disposable one time use thing, like a plastic plate or a fork, you use it and throw it a way when you are done and no longer need it. And you will make a lot of money too.