‘Israel has long history of racial discrimination’

African migrants have been the target of violent attacks by Israeli protesters in the past few weeks, while new legislation allows for the detention of migrants without charge.

On June 3, Tel Aviv announced that migrants who illegally crossed into Israel could face a detention of up to three years. According to the Israeli interior ministry statistics, about 60,000 African immigrants, mainly from Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea, have entered Israel illegally.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, director of Pan-African News Wire, to further discuss the issue. The following is a rough transcription of the interview .... http://www.presstv.ir