{Israel\u2019s parliament has approved a law which allows illegal immigrants from Africa to be detained for up to a year without trial, MPs announced on Wednesday.}<\/p>\n
The government-backed bill amends earlier legislation from 2012 under which illegal immigrants could be held for three years without trial that was overturned by the Supreme Court in September.<\/p>\n
The new bill passed by 30 votes in favour to 15 against during a late-night vote in the 120-member parliament, or Knesset.<\/p>\n
It was the latest in a series of measures aimed at cracking down on the numbers of Africans entering the country illegally, which Israel says poses a threat to the state\u2019s Jewish character.<\/p>\n
Last year, Israel launched a crackdown on what it said were 60,000 illegal African immigrants, rounding up and deporting 3,920 by the end of the year, and building a hi-tech fence along the border with Egypt. <\/p>\n
On November 24, the cabinet approved measures aimed at tackling the question of illegal immigrants, including a crackdown on employers and financial incentives for those agreeing to return to their country of origin.<\/p>\n
It has also invested in the construction of a sprawling detention facility for illegals arriving in Israel and for immigrants already in the country who \u201cdisturb the public order,\u201d the premier\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
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