Solomon Tekah

Here in Israel, as with George Floyd, we encounter police violence against the Ethiopian community that has resulted in the deaths of numerous young people over the years

'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'

Tekah's killing shook the country and led to nationwide protests by the Ethiopian community about dangerous discrimination by police and racism against them in general.

Tekah's killing shook the country and led to nationwide protests by the Ethiopian community about dangerous discrimination by police, and racism against them in general.

Shooting of Yehuda Biadga – and, not long after, of Solomon Tekah – underscores plight of demographic that wants answers.

Tekah’s killing shook the country, and led to nationwide protests by the Ethiopian community about dangerous discrimination by police and racism against Ethiopians.

The latest report comes amid claims that Tekah and some of his friends were chasing the policeman when he fired on them wildly without looking.

During the Shiva, Minister Uri Ariel first heard that Solomon's sister, Masrat Verika, was waiting on approval to make an aliyah along with her two children, Habtamo and Tadillo.

Thousands of flowers in memory of Solomon Tekah were handed out to passersby on the streets of Israel.