The government discussed a law to prevent infiltrators today (Sunday). During the talk, information was brought showing that the government's policies on the issue have caused about 22,000 illegal immigrants to leave the country over the past few years.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu praised the efforts of the Interior Ministers, particularly former Minister Silvan Shalom. "Silvan is very admirable, he advanced many of the issues and carried out important and good work."
As part of the meeting, the government amended the law to reduce the time illegal immigrants spend in the Holot detention facility to 12 months, as instructed by the Supreme Court.