Ex-Shas chief: Attack by Sudanese man vindicates my anti-migrant stance

7 February 2016, 8:44 pm

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Former Shas leader Eli Yishai says that the stabbing attack by a Sudanese man on a soldier in Ashkelon earlier today justifies his opposition to refugees in Israel.

“I’m sad to say I wasn’t surprised that this happened, and it makes no difference whether or not the stabber was emotionally unstable — the writing was on the wall,” Yishai writes on Facebook.

“One of the reasons for my struggle against the infiltrators was the possibility that hostile elements would enter Israel masquerading as refugees. There are many other reasons, some of which were behind my portrayal as a racist, but I don’t regret it for a second and will carry on with my just struggle.”