Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a meeting of his new cabinet, in honor of Jerusalem day, at the Israeli Museum in Jerusalem
Reuters: Israel's Netanyahu rejects call to take in Syrian refugees
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a call by Israel's opposition leader to provide refuge to Syrian refugees, saying the country is too small to take them in.
Images in recent days of thousands of refugees herded on and off trains in Europe as they sought a safe haven from Middle East conflict struck a chord in Israel, a state created three years after the Nazi Holocaust which killed six million Jews.
Isaac Herzog, head of the main opposition Zionist Union party, appealed to Israeli leaders to "absorb refugees from the fighting in Syria", a northern neighbor that Israel considers an enemy state.
Update: Netanyahu says will not allow Israel to be 'submerged' by refugees -- AFP
WNU Editor: The Israelis are not the only ones who are saying no .... Wealthy Gulf Nations Are Criticized for Tepid Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis (NYT).
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There is no way they should accept any, however, back in 2013 Abbas blocked Syrian Palestinian refugees coming into Israel, he stated it would be better for them to die...
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/palestinian-leader-rejects-deal-syria-refugees
Abbas said Ban was told Israel "agreed to the return of those refugees to Gaza and the West Bank, but on condition that each refugee ... sign a statement that he doesn't have the right of return (to Israel)."
"So we rejected that and said it's better they die in Syria than give up their right of return," Abbas told the group. Some of his comments were published Thursday by the Palestinian news website Sama.
This commentary back in 2013 is spot on in it's analysis :)
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/abbas-makes-it-clear-destroying-israel.html?m=1
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