Ethiopian protest

A second chance for Ethiopian Israelis - opinion

We observed how the police unfairly handles Ethiopian Israeli demonstrators with crushing brutality, as though they were enemies of the state.

 LIKUD MK Tsega Melaku (center) advances a bill in the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, last week, to expunge police records of Ethiopian Israelis arrested while protesting the police killing of Solomon Tekah in 2019. National Unity MK Pnina Tamano-Shata (right),  former minister
 Members of the Ethiopian community and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest for justice to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2023

Adana family to meet with district attorney amid hit-and-run protest

 Protesters block the Ayalon highway in protest against the treatment of the hit-and-run case in which Rafael Adana, 4, was killed. August 23, 2023

Police officer stabbed during Tel Aviv protest against hit-and-run case

 Members of the Jewish Ethiopian community and overs block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest demand justice for to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, August 21, 2023.

Protesters block Ayalon road after the death of an Ethiopian child


Police chief defends cop who killed Solomon Tekah

Cohen to strengthen ties with Ethiopian-Israeli community, commends officers for bravery in protests

A protester confronts a policeman during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on July 2 over the shooting death of 19-year-old Ethiopian- Israeli Solomon Tekah

What’s the protest point?

Drop the extremism and pick up a broom

A protester confronts a policeman during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on July 2 over the shooting death of 19-year-old Ethiopian- Israeli Solomon Tekah

Tekah family: ‘Our cry will be heard from the ends of this land’

Warka Tekah, father of the killed 18-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli Solomon Tekah, said on Monday that ‘our cry will be heard from the ends of the earth,’ Channel 13 reported.

A protester holding a sign saying 'It could happen to me' as police officers walk by

Police prepare for renewed protests by Ethiopian-Israeli community

Last Tuesday, protests around the country turned violent, leaving more than 110 police officers wounded and 136 protesters arrested.

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

Rabbinate chiefs meet with heads of Ethiopian community to end violence

"We are all brothers and the correct way to settle the issues is in conversation while holding mutual respect."

Chief rabbinate heads meet with the heads of the Ethiopian community in Israel

The protests by Ethiopian Israelis, explained

Ethipian-Israelis protest police violence in Tel Aviv

Ethiopian Israelis continue protests as family of victim calls for calm

Following the riots that occurred throughout Israel on Tuesday, protesters called for further demonstrations on Wednesday, which are expected to be violent.

A protester holding a sign saying 'Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not be silent'

Ethiopian Israelis arrested more often than rest of population - report

Ethiopian minors made up 3.8% more than the national average rate of arrests of minors in 2018. Ethiopian-Israelis constitute just 1.7% of the population of Israel.

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

Four years later, progress for Ethiopians, but uneven - analysis

Two-thirds of reforms implemented, but some key one ignored.

Members of the Falash Mura community attend a prayer service at the Hatikva Synagogue in Gondar, northern Ethiopia, in 2016

Ethiopians: We have never been treated equally

In aftermath of shooting of Ethiopian-Israeli by police, community cries ‘Black lives matter.’

Ethiopian Israelis protest in Haifa on Monday