Dana Weiler-Polak (Haaretz)

Israel Postpones Deportation of Children of Foreign Workers

Interior Minister Eli Yishai instructed the Population and Immigration Authority Wednesday morning to postpone the deportation of children and families of foreign workers enrolled in state-run kindergartens and preschools by a few months. Yishai delayed the deportation in order to enact the government decision to send them to their respective countries gradually, without placing undue…