Ethiopian Israelis and Our Struggle Against Racism
The struggle against racism and police violence is not the struggle of Ethiopian Israelis alone. It’s the struggle against entrenched racism everywhere. Source
View ArticleAfter Taking to the Streets – What’s Next?
Israelis are still feeling the aftershocks following the killing of unarmed 18 year-old Ethiopian Israeli Solomon Teka by an off-duty police officer earlier this month. The officer has been placed...
View ArticleShedding Light on Police Violence in Israel
Over 100 people attended the New Israel Fund’s panel on policing and policing violence on this past Monday night in Tel Aviv. The subject of police brutality has been a critical conversation in Israel...
View ArticleDemanding Accountability for Police Brutality
On September 4th, about 250 Ethiopian Israeli activists and community members gathered in Tel Aviv to demand an official commission of inquiry into the death of 18-year-old Solomon Teka, an unarmed...
View ArticleShatil Spotlight: Aviran Henok
Aviran Henok lived through a dramatic and tragic immigration story that is typical for many Ethiopian Jews who immigrated to Israel in the 1980’s. At the age of seven, he and his extended family left...
View ArticleFighting for Ethiopian Israeli Representation in Local Government
Israel has hundreds of local government councils all over the country. Too many of them don’t look like the communities they serve and one NIF grantee, the Association for Ethiopian Jews (AEJ), is...
View ArticleHighlighting Discrimination Against Ethiopian Israeli Women
A study by NIF-grantee, the Adva Center – a think-and-do tank that monitors social and political developments in Israel — found that Ethiopian Israeli women face a series of discriminatory obstacles in...
View ArticleShatil Spotlight: Mazal Bisawer
Mazal Bisawer doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t know what racism was. Growing up in Kiryat Gat in the 90s, other children called her hurtful names. “For Ethiopian Israeli kids, hearing racist...
View ArticleExpanding Public Housing Eligibility for Widowed Parents
The widowed parents’ pension in Israel is designed to provide the means for Israeli widows/widowers and their dependent children to live in dignity after the untimely death of a parent with children...
View ArticleCombating Racism in Hospitals
Credit: aChord Center Racist harassment of hospital staff is a deeply pervasive issue in the Israeli health system. Racism emerges in overt forms, such as physical assault, or more covertly, when...
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