Can the people of Dafur ever get a fucking break?.

Refugees from Dafur who try to escape for the turmoil and death that surrounds their own country were denied access to settle in Israel.

The move angered many Israeli lawmakers and human rights advocates because of reports that some Sudanese refugees are being killed or mistreated by authorities in Egypt.
Israel has been struggling with how to cope with an increasing number of Africans, including some from Darfur, who enter the country through Israel's southern border with Egypt.
According to Israel's Haaretz newspaper, the refugees were arrested Friday evening as they tried to cross from Egypt into Israel. They were held at a military base in southern Israel before being driven back to Egypt on Sunday, the newspaper reported.

Israeli law denies asylum to anyone from an enemy state, AP reports. Sudan's Muslim government is hostile to Israel and has no diplomatic ties with the Jewish state.

Dozens of Israeli lawmakers recently signed a petition urging the government not to deport Sudanese refugees.
Arab militias supported by Sudan's government have committed numerous human rights atrocities, U.N. officials say, including the slaughter and gang rape of civilians, destruction of water sources, looting and burning of buildings and crops.

According to Haaretz, one of the asylum-seekers "jumped on the wire fence in an attempt to make it over to the Israeli side, but was reportedly dragged back and bludgeoned to death by the Egyptians."
Responding to the report, Human Rights Watch called on Egypt to investigate the reported deaths.
There has been no public response from the Egyptian government.

Since the beginning of the year, nearly 3,000 Africans have crossed from Egypt into Israel -- nearly half of them from Sudan, many traveling on foot.
Many Sudanese refugees end up in Israeli prisons waiting for the government to decide what to do with them. Israeli volunteers -- outraged at the incarcerations -- have helped many Sudanese find work in Israel's agricultural communities and temporarily live in family homes across Israel.

I can't see any country denying a settlement for those who are tortured, beaten, and treated like shit. Especially Israel. I hope they didn't forget about how the Germans treated them during WW2. Egypt should be ashamed in how they treat their own fellow Muslims. I guess color plays a factor in everything. We deny Haitians yet accept Cubans. We turn our backs on Europeans illegally entering this country yet condemn Mexicans from crossing the border for a better life. We as many countries need to understand that people don't just decided to leave their country just because they can. If the U.S could not protect my family and I felt their was no promising future here. And Canada could. I would hate to leave my homeland. But I be trying to cross that border for a better life in a heartbeat.

And to use religion as a factor not to allow people access into your county is a joke. Jewish Ethiopians that have moved to Israel are treated like second class citizens and deal with racism on a regular basis. I'm worried that Sudanese who flee their may be treated the same. Israel is not full of God loving left wing liberals. They also have their conservative, racist idiots too. And if Israel wants to be a part of that community. It should continue to show that they are good neighbors. Denying entry to those in need is not one of them.