Police commander: Illegal refugees commit crimes to survive

Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Eksol said at a Knesset hearing that crime rates among illegal African refugees have gone up by dozens of percents in recent months. He stressed, however, that the recent wave of violence characterizes the entire Israeli population, not just the migrants.

Eksol identified the violations committed by the refugees and migrant workers as "crime for the purpose of survival." (Omri Efraim)