Last week’s anti-migrant riot in South Tel Aviv was a wakeup call to begin a serious public discussion of Israel’s handling of the influx of illicit migrants. For the better part of the last decade, NGOs involved in migrant affairs have urged adoption of a constructive, well-planned policy, to no avail. The recent violence may accomplish what years of NGO warnings have failed to achieve.

Read more: Illicit migration — a wakeup call Israel must heed | Ed Rettig | Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/illicit-migration-a-wakeup-call-israel-must-heed/#ixzz351MP9JWi