Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Israel says ‘No’ to UN migrant order


By Paul Dijks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Israel will not be signing the United Nations’ global migration pact set to be signed next month in Marrakech, Morocco, Israel must protect its borders.

The Prime Minister said in a statement: “I instructed the Foreign Ministry to announce that Israel won’t participate [in the Marrakech gathering] and won’t sign the migration pact”.
He further states: “We have a duty to guard against illegal infiltrators.” The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is due to be formally approved at the 11-12 December meeting in Marrakech.
The United States earlier pulled out of negotiations, as did Hungary, in July. Other nations that have announced refusal to sign include Austria, Australia, Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Croatia.



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