Hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents have clashed with each other and with Israeli police in Tel Aviv.
At some point, the promises were broken, said Chaim Bublil, a Tel Aviv police commander.
A spokesperson for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital said it was treating 11 patients for gunshot wounds. Police said three protesters were wounded by police fire. Eritreans make up the majority of the more than 30,000 African asylum seekers in Israel. They say they fled danger and persecution from a country known as the “North Korea of Africa” with forced lifetime military conscription in slavery-like conditions. Eritrea's government has denounced anti-government protesters as “ asylum scum ” who have marched against similar events in Europe and North America.
In Israel, they face an uncertain future as the state has attempted to deport them. But despite the struggle to stay, in often squalid conditions, many say they enjoy some freedoms they never would have at home — like the right to protest.
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