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Since 2006, about 60,000 Africans have arrived in Israel

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on harrowing treks through the Sinai Desert,

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fleeing poverty, persecution, [br]ethnic cleansing and genocide.

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As refugee camps across Africa fill up, and Europe closes its gates to asylum seekers,

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Israel became the next best option.

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It's accessible by land, and said to be [br]a developed democracy.

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But instead of providing them a safe haven,

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Israel is both refusing to grant them any benefits,

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and denying them the ability to work legally [br]to support themselves.

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Faced with poverty and exploitation,[br]a new nightmare unfolded.