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Israel Welcomes 500 Darfur Refugees

All others will be expelled

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(Newser) – Israel has agreed to allow 498 refugees who fled Darfur through Egypt to remain in the country, although their legal status remains undecided. Africans from other parts of the continent and new arrivals from Darfur, however, will be expelled. Egypt has agreed to accept refugees who are returned after trying to cross to Israel over the Egyptian border.

Israel has a complicated attitude toward refugees: It's too small to accommodate all comers, but the country was established as a refuge for the persecuted. Israel "can't stand by and shut its eyes, but a quota must be set," said the interior minister. Israel also has a policy against accepting asylum-seekers from countries like Sudan that don't recognize the Israeli state.

A Sudanese refugee family sit on the ground in front of an Israeli soldier after they crossed illegally from Egypt into Israel, early Monday, Aug. 20, 2007.
A Sudanese refugee family sit on the ground in front of an Israeli soldier after they crossed illegally from Egypt into Israel, early Monday, Aug. 20, 2007.   (Associated Press)
Sudanese refugee children are seen at a private home where they and others are temporarily being housed after crossing into Israel from Egypt, Kadesh Barnea, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007.
Sudanese refugee children are seen at a private home where they and others are temporarily being housed after crossing into Israel from Egypt, Kadesh Barnea, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007.   (Associated Press)
A Sudanese refugee family sit on the ground surrounded by Israeli army soldiers after they crossed illegally from Egypt into Israel, early Monday, Aug. 20, 2007.
A Sudanese refugee family sit on the ground surrounded by Israeli army soldiers after they crossed illegally from Egypt into Israel, early Monday, Aug. 20, 2007.   (Associated Press)
A member of an Israeli honor guard casts a shadow under an Israeli flag.
A member of an Israeli honor guard casts a shadow under an Israeli flag.   (Associated Press)
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