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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
New Israel Fund denies contacts with Rwanda to block deportations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe New Israel Fund says it never held any discussions with Rwandan officials on Israeli plans to deport Eritrean and Sudanese migrants to the African country.
The New Israel Fund “had no contact with the Rwandan government,” it says in a statement.
The organization is responding to allegations by Netanyahu that the New Israel Fund successfully applied pressure on Kigali to thwart Israel’s deportation proposal.
“The prime minister tonight crossed every red line in inciting against the New Israel Fund,” it says.
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