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Related: About this forumISIS executes three asylum seekers deported by Israel
http://972mag.com/isis-executes-three-asylum-seekers-previously-deported-by-israel/105758/
At least three Eritrean asylum seekers who lived in Israel and were deported to a third country were executed by Islamic State militants in Libya this past week, according to family and friends who recognized them in a video released by the extremist Sunni group. The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants is checking the possibility that additional Eritreans deported by Israel were also executed.
I recognized my relative, T., from the photos published by ISIS that appeared on Facebook before the video was released, says Mesi Fashiya, an Israeli-born Eritrean whose parents came to Israel in the 70s. I thought it was him, but then ISIS announced that it was a group of Ethiopians, so I began to look into it. The people at the Holot detention center also saw the photos they hoped it was only photos, and that they didnt really kill them. After they released the video there was no doubt. I couldnt watch, but my friends in Holot did and couldnt sleep all night.
T. a distant relative of Fashiya, came to Israel through Egypt in 2007. He lived with her for a period of time, and the two became close. According to her, T.s mental state deteriorated after being sent to Holot, and despite her promises to try and do everything to release him, he eventually decided to sign a voluntary departure form and was deported to a third country Rwanda or Uganda. T.s brother, who lives in Norway, told Fashiya that T. attempted to reach Europe. He crossed Sudan and reached Libya, where he got on a boat to Europe that was turned back. The last thing they heard was that he was in a Libyan prison.
At least three Eritrean asylum seekers who lived in Israel and were deported to a third country were executed by Islamic State militants in Libya this past week, according to family and friends who recognized them in a video released by the extremist Sunni group. The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants is checking the possibility that additional Eritreans deported by Israel were also executed.
I recognized my relative, T., from the photos published by ISIS that appeared on Facebook before the video was released, says Mesi Fashiya, an Israeli-born Eritrean whose parents came to Israel in the 70s. I thought it was him, but then ISIS announced that it was a group of Ethiopians, so I began to look into it. The people at the Holot detention center also saw the photos they hoped it was only photos, and that they didnt really kill them. After they released the video there was no doubt. I couldnt watch, but my friends in Holot did and couldnt sleep all night.
T. a distant relative of Fashiya, came to Israel through Egypt in 2007. He lived with her for a period of time, and the two became close. According to her, T.s mental state deteriorated after being sent to Holot, and despite her promises to try and do everything to release him, he eventually decided to sign a voluntary departure form and was deported to a third country Rwanda or Uganda. T.s brother, who lives in Norway, told Fashiya that T. attempted to reach Europe. He crossed Sudan and reached Libya, where he got on a boat to Europe that was turned back. The last thing they heard was that he was in a Libyan prison.
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ISIS executes three asylum seekers deported by Israel (Original Post)
R. Daneel Olivaw
Apr 2015
OP
well Israel did build a special center just for these infiltra err asylum seekers
azurnoir
Apr 2015
#3
oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. Israel is the bad guy in this story too, right?
Just want to make sure I've got that straight.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)2. Tut, tut, tut...
If anything, I'm sure Israel feels like the victim in all this.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)3. well Israel did build a special center just for these infiltra err asylum seekers
it's called Holot and refugees can go as they please as shown in these articles
Inmates at Holot detention facility told to leave Israel within 30 days or face indefinite imprisonment
http://www.timesofisrael.com/seven-african-migrants-handed-deportation-notices/
http://972mag.com/special/photo-diary-inside-holot-detention-center-for-asylum-seekers/
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)4. But hamas....so there