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The Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration ((ヘブライ語:רשות האוכלוסין, ההגירה ומעברי הגבול)) (PIBA) was established in July 23, 2008. It is responsible for administering population registries (including identification cards and passports), the granting of citizenship, approval and supervision of entry and exit, inspection and licensing of firearms, and the treatment of foreigners staying in Israel, including Palestinian workers, illegal aliens, migrant workers and refugees. The Head of the Administration, Yaacov Ganot, was appointed in 2007. At the time, Knesset members and human rights groups expressed concern. Ganot had served as prisons commissioner and prior to that as head of the Immigration authority, where his employees were known for engaging in violent altercations with migrant workers.〔Ilan, Shahar 'New head of Population Directorate worries human rights groups' (July 6, 2007) Haaretz" http://www.haaretz.com/news/new-head-of-population-directorate-worries-human-rights-groups-1.224938〕 ==Controversies== In November 2013 two employees of the agency were arrested and charged with extorting female foreign workers. Police alleged that the employees may have demanded sexual favors in return for granting residence permit extensions.〔"Fiske, Gavriel 'Police: Officials demanded sex for residence permits' (Nov 26, 2013) The Times of Israel" http://www.timesofisrael.com/police-officials-demanded-sex-for-residence-permits/〕 In May 2014 Lod District Court Vice President Avraham Yaakov ordered a Swedish tourist of Eritrean origin be released from detention and that the Population, Immigration and Border Authority pay her damages of 25,000 shekels. The judge offered a scathing critique of PIBA and suggested that racism was at work in PIBA's detaining a black Swedish citizen.〔"Lior, Ilan 'Israel finally lets Swedish-Eritrean tourist enter, after 5-day detention' (May 20, 2014) Haaretz"http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.591651〕 In the proceeding PIBA had offered to release the tourist if she agreed to leave a deposit of 30,000 NIS. The judge called this proposal "scandalous" and ordered her immediate release. The judge commented on the implications of PIBA poor decision-making: “Officials of the respondent acted arbitrarily and in an extremely unreasonable manner,” he said. “Israel cannot be perceived in the world as preventing the entry of European citizens based solely on their ethnicity.”〔"Ho, Spencer 'Authorities slammed for holding Swedish national for 5 days:Judge says officials discriminated against Azeb Gebreegziabher based solely on her Eritrean ethnicity' (May 20, 2014) Haaretz" http://www.timesofisrael.com/authorities-slammed-for-holding-swedish-national-for-5-days/〕 In September 2014, PIBA issued its new year updates, and included information on the most common new baby names in Israel. However, PIBA only included the top names for Jewish babies and failed to note that the actual top new baby name in Israel for the previous year was "Mohammed." A spokesperson for PIBA denied that the deletion of Muslim names was racist or discriminatory and that it had simply released the information that people wanted.〔"Schechter, Asher 'Why Israel pretends Mohammed isn't there It isn't a matter of racism. It's a matter of denial.' (Sept 28, 2014) Haaretz" http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/.premium-1.618013〕〔"'List of popular Israeli names reveals institutionalized racism: List published by population authority failed to mention most popular name was in fact Mohammed, exposing once again how Israel doesn't take into account 20 percent of its citizens.' (Sept 23, 2014) Haaretz"http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.617281〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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