02.03.2011                      26.Adar l, 5771

Flüchtlinge:

Egypt turmoil cuts African migration to Israel

The amount of asylum-seekers crossing the largely unfenced Sinai border was reduced by half since protests to oust former Egyptian President Mubarak began.

The number of African migrants entering Israel illegally through Egypt has dropped sharply since Egyptian political upheaval began in January, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
About 700 migrants crossed through the largely unfenced border between Israel and Egypt's Sinai peninsula in the past two months, less than half the average monthly number in 2010, a ministry spokeswoman said….