Israeli pest control advert uses 'Nazi' rhetoric and comparison to African refugees

An Israeli insect extermination company has used 'Nazi' rhetoric, and the language used to describe African refugees in their latest advertising campaign. 

David Sheen, documentary maker and Israeli/Palestinian activist, has reported that the pest-control.co.il advert uses the line "The Solution to the Problem of the INFILTRATORS". According to Sheen 'infiltrators' is a term sometimes used by 'racists' when describing African refugees. 

He argues that the:

https://twitter.com/davidsheen/status/228473085509128192

The term 'infiltrators' has been used by officials, notably by those drafting a bill which has just passed its first reading. The bill will impose fines and prison sentences on employers taking on illegal migrants. Likud MK Ofir Akunis who drafted the bill said (as reported by Haaretz):

"The issue of infiltrators has become a strategic threat on Israeli society, turning the lives of many Israelis intolerable."

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