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Netanyahu asked ministers to draft legislation to work around a Supreme Court ruling that struck down legislation allowing indefinite detention of Africans seeking asylum in Israel.

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October 10, 2014

HIAS, a U.S. Jewish organization dealing with refugees, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for seeking the continued detention of asylum seekers.

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