Ethiopia

What Nishmat’s Ma’ayan program for Ethiopian women says about Israel’s future

As a board member of American Friends of Nishmat, and as someone whose family has proudly supported the institution for many years, I was privileged to witness the event.

|BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
MA’AYAN GRADUATES with Nishmat dean Ilana Hadad (L) and program director Dr. Esti Bar-El (R).
Mimi Biyadgilon.

Mimi ‘Mabrat’ Biyadgilon: The former village girl who has come a long way

For the last 20 years, the Biyadgilons have lived in Rishon Lezion, where Mimi now works for the municipality as a senior social worker.

|BySUSAN DE LA FUENTE
ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS gather in Jerusalem earlier this week, calling for immediate government action to expedite the aliyah of family members still stranded in Ethiopia.

The West cannot save Ethiopia by misunderstanding it - opinion

As someone who has carried the identity of being Ethiopian, Jewish, Israeli, and American, I have learned that nations are not strengthened by outsiders who define them only by their failures. 

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE
Bus crash in Ethiopia's Amhara region, June 15, 2026.

At least 28 killed after Ethiopia bus crashes, falls into ravine, regional media says

The bus was traveling from Dessie to the capital, Addis Ababa, when the crash occurred, the broadcaster said.

|ByREUTERS

AvevA Dese makes her return to Ethiopian-Israeli Hullegeb Cultural Festival

Breakout star from The Voice – Israel AvevA Dese brings her soulful voice back to Israel after moving to Los Angeles.

JUNE 19, 2025ByNERIA BARR
SINGER-SONGWRITER AvevA will perform at the Hullegeb Festival.

Municipal rabbi publicly apologizes for questioning Jewishness of Ethiopian mikveh attendant

Two weeks ago, and about eight years after the incident first occurred, the religious municipality of Kiryat Motzkin, along with Druckman, issued a public personal apology to Ishta.

JUNE 5, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Tehila Ishta (third-left) is flanked by Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef to the right and attorney Ela Skaat to the left, at a meeting confirming her qualifications as a mikveh attendant.

Beware misinformation on Ethiopia's Fano militias and situation in Amhara - opinion

Let’s be clear: there is no existential threat posed by the Federal Government of Ethiopia against the Amhara people, writes the author.

JUNE 3, 2025ByTESFAYE YETAYEH
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar.

Ethiopia needs honest dialogue, not inflammatory rhetoric - opinion

The increase of genocide accusations in Ethiopian politics serves extremist agendas while real solutions lie in the country's ongoing national dialogue process.

MAY 30, 2025ByTESFAYE YETAYEH
An Afari militia member walks next to a house destroyed in the fight between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces in Kasagita town, Afar region, Ethiopia, February 25, 2022. Picture taken February 25, 2022

Misframing the Ethiopian crisis: A call for honest diplomacy - opinion

Comments by US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga reinforce dangerous narratives that fuel state-sponsored aggression.

MAY 28, 2025BySHLOMO MOLLA
Ethiopian Jews mark the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem. November 28, 2024.

On This Day: Operation Solomon’s record-breaking flight and humanitarian triumph

Ethiopian Jews who escaped remember being woken up by their parents in the middle of the night and being told to pack very few items.

MAY 25, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
NEW OLIM rescued from Ethiopia step out of an IAF Hercules at a base in Israel, during Operation Solomon, May 1991.

Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

Netanyahu swore to continue the advancement of Ethiopians in the Jewish state and to fight against discrimination and racism.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Operation Moses: Celebrating 40 years since the mission to rescue Ethiopian Jews

Trump's executive orders are destroying American values - opinion

From targeting foreign students to attacking transgender rights, Trump's recent executive actions aren't making America great - they're dismantling the principles that made it great to begin with.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByALON BEN-MEIR
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a signed executive order in the Oval Office. ‘Fortunately, the judiciary in this great country largely operates above the fray; several federal judges issued injunctions blocking many of Trump’s orders,’ says the writer.

Pre-military academies must serve all of Israeli society - opinion

To realize the enormous potential of pre-military programs as a platform for social change we must ensure they are accessible to everyone and that diverse groups are represented.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByDANI VALAL
THE WRITER addresses participants in Maase Center’s leadership programs during a seminar for trainees from various such programs within Israeli society. At a time when our society faces profound social challenges, we must focus on expanding the diversity movement, he maintains.

Ethiopian Amb. to 'Post': History between Ethiopia and Israel shapes relationship - interview

Diplomatic Affairs: Jerusalem Post's news editor talks with the Ethiopian ambassador about historical connections and flourishing partnerships.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
THE ETHIOPIAN community in Israel serves as a vibrant link between the two nations. Here, the community celebrates the Sigd on the Haas Promenade in the shadow of the Old City, in November.