{"id":8227,"date":"2017-03-03T23:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?p=8227"},"modified":"2017-03-03T23:58:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:58:22","slug":"rejected-israel-eritreans-find-shelter-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2017\/03\/03\/rejected-israel-eritreans-find-shelter-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejected by Israel, Eritreans find shelter in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About 30,000 Eritreans live in Israel, where a dangerous voluntary resettlement plan is being criticised.<\/h2>\n

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Berlin, Germany –\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>The most crucial decision for a person forced to flee their homeland is where to seek asylum. That is the hard lesson learned by Yemane Mesgen on his harrowing journey as a refugee<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mesgen was born and raised in Eritrea<\/a>, where the government has <\/span>committed crimes<\/a>\u00a0against humanity<\/a>, including indefinite military or police service, according to the United Nations<\/span>. In 2008, after he was recruited to be a policeman, Mesgen decided to flee his homeland. He considered going to Europe<\/a>, but was afraid of the dangerous journey across Libya<\/a> and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, he chose Israel<\/a> as his destination for asylum.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Israeli government “does not like refugees”, the 28-year old Mesgen recently told Al Jazeera in the German capital. He spoke nearly fluent Hebrew, which he picked up during the seven years he lived in Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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