Ethiopian-Israeli

Why Black Jews must be part of the global conversation on Israel - opinion

Why Black Jews are missing from the world’s most important conversations.

ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.
Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

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 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025

Sigd celebrations bring thousands of Ethiopian Israelis to Jerusalem


Rivlin holds memorial service for Ethiopians who died en route to Israel

"May the memory of those who perished, our brothers and sisters who lost their lives on the way to Jerusalem and the land of Israel be etched in our hearts forever."

President Reuven Rivlin holds memorial service for Ethipiopians that passed away on their journey to making Aliyah to Israel

Parents of Solomon Tekah file suit against officer who killed him

'We regret the continuation of various claims and slander against the police and the officer involved, while the legal process is conducted and the matter has not yet been decided'

Protesters stand opposite police during a protest for the death of 18-year old Solomon Tekah of Ethiopian descent, after he was shot by police, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 2, 2019

Netanyahu apologizes for offending stutterers

Yigal Amir’s wife: Disqualify Labor-Meretz leaders

NETANYAHU NEVER wanted a broad government, even when establishing one would not have involved his personal fate, let alone these days, when it would have diluted his persona power and prevented his trial’s delay.

Jewish student unions call on Israel to bring remaining Ethiopian Jews

Baye stressed that while other WUJS members had mentioned that the average global aliyah process is less than 6 months, Ethiopians have been waiting for 21 years.

Baye Alemye visiting the Western Wall

'Don't sit here, I'm allergic to your smell,' Ethiopian Israeli told

"How can it be that these things still happen? I thought we are all dealing with big issues like a third general election, security; have we forgotten how to behave toward one another?"

A MEMBER of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel wears a medallion with the Star of David as he takes part in a ceremony marking the holiday of Sigd.

Even in times of social discord, Ethiopian-Israelis proudly celebrate

Following the police killings of young men, the community hopes national exposure to the colorful Sigdyada Festival can improve their integration

Members of the Israeli Ethiopian community are seen through a glass panel as others are reflected (bottom) in the panel during a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd in Jerusalem November 7, 2018

Israeli kindergarten ordered closed after segregating children by race

“My daughter is worth as much as anyone else. She was born here and she is as good as anyone.”

An Ethiopian woman holds a sign that says "Mom, I want to go to kindergarten."

Father of Israeli Ethiopian held in Gaza asks Abbas for help

Avraham Mengistu crossed into the Gaza Strip on September 7, 2014 and has since been missing.

DEPUTY MINISTER for Regional Cooperation Ayoub Kara (center) and Ethiopian Ambassador Helawe Yosef (right) meet with the family of Avraham Mengistu at the Knesset on Monday.

Ethiopian-Israelis innovators compete in their ancestral homeland

"The trip revealed the immense innovative talent that Ethiopian-Israelis have to offer to Israel’s large tech ecosystem," African Got Tech Next wrote.

Ethiopian-Israeli innovators Gize Ajigo and Yehudit Matoko pitch their product Kuve