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| By: Israel Insider staff |
| Published: September 6, 2007 |
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Israel is to naturalize some of the estimated 300 refugees from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region who have already arrived here, Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said Wednesday, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Sheetrit said he would work with the United Nations to set a quota of refugees who would be granted citizenship. While he estimates the number of Darfur refugees at 300, other government officials and refugee advocates have said that there are between 400 and 500.
"Israel, with its history, must offer assistance," he said. "It can't stand by and shut its eyes. But a quota must be set." He did not elaborate on what would happen to those who do not receive citizenship.
Sigal Rozen of the Hotline for Migrant Workers praised the government's decision to grant citizenship to some Darfurians, but added that the government should still address the other refugees located within Israel's borders.
"We hope that granting [citizenship] status to a limited number of refugees won't legitimize expulsion to Egypt," Rozen said.
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