Hundreds in Tel Aviv protest for and against deportation plan

Around 100 activists protested on Saturday night at Tel  Aviv against the Israeli government's decision to send African asylum seekers to outside of Israel.

The rally came on the heels of a 1,000-person-strong protest in the occupied al-Qods ('Jerusalem') on Thursday against racism and violence towards Israel's Ethiopians, following two incidents of police brutality on minority youths.

The protestors clashed with police, and another demonstration has been scheduled for Sunday in Tel Aviv.

On Saturday, a counter-protest attracted about 100 residents of south Tel Aviv to the square.