Tel-Aviv Municipality officials on Sunday evacuated and sealed off the Lewinsky Park bomb shelter in South Tel-Aviv that has served as refuge for dozens of African refugees. I wrote about this shelter a few weeks ago, and took pictures of the absolutely unacceptable and unsanitary conditions the African refugees living in the area had to endure while the government decided what to do with them.

Eyewitnesses said on Sunday they saw municipal officials throw mattresses and appliances taken from the underground bunker out of the shelter and onto the ground in the park. The same witnesses said that the officials also removed the 6 outdoor toilets adjacent to the shelter. The toilets have been unusable for weeks due to municipal neglect, and were a source of potential disease. Continue reading →