The situation in southern Tel Aviv has significantly deteriorated and a growing number of people fear traveling to the area due to the influx of Sudanese and other illegal aliens from Africa that have overrun the streets. Their presence has resulted in a sharp increase in assaults and violent attacks against innocent people passing through the area.

Many Jewish females have documented being harassed or worse and there are a growing number of complaints being filed, but not enough is being done as the illegals continue crossing into Israel via the Egyptian border daily.

Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Yigal Shimon told “Local” that the illegals now number at least 60,000, pointing out that they no longer limit their turf to that southern area of the city, but are now traveling to other areas in Gush Dan, including Petach Tikvah, Bnei Brak and Hod HaSharon.

Local reports there were no less than 1,141 incidents involving illegal African aliens in 2011, and they continue crossing into Israel in greater numbers by the day.

Back in 2010 YWN-ISRAEL reported elderly mispallalim heading to and from the Poalei Zedek Shul in Tel Aviv were falling prey to these illegals.

In the winter of 2011, Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon warned of the “ticking time bomb” in southern Tel Aviv, in his reference to the growing number of Sudanese taking over the city. His warnings are echoed by MK (Ichud HaLeumi) Yaakov Katz, who continues to warn of the demographic threat of the turning a ‘blind eye’ policy at the border, but for the most part their words have gone unheeded.

Israel has stepped up efforts to complete a border fence to close the area from Sinai used by the African illegals, but until that time, thousands continue to enter Israel monthly.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)