Ethiopian protest

Some 20 Israelis trapped in northern Ethiopia as combat in country intensifies - report

"Right now we are fine, but we don't know how long this situation will last," one of the Israelis told KAN News, adding that the group included elderly people.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Members of the Tigrayan forces sit along a street as they patrol as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekele, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026.

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

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.

MARCH 9, 2024|ByTSEGA MELAKU, RINA AYALIN-GORELIK, YOSEF ABRAMOWITZ

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

4-year-old Rafael Adana child was struck by a driver while walking with his grandfather in Netanya in May.

AUGUST 24, 2023|ByMICHAEL STARR

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

The prosecution decided earlier this week not to charge the driver with homicide, saying the accident was "unavoidable."

AUGUST 23, 2023|ByTZVI JOFFRE

Online incitement rises massively against Ethiopian-Israelis

A common comment was to tell Ethiopian-Israelis to “go back to Ethiopia,” others called them “terrorists,” and “wild animals.”

JULY 9, 2019ByJEREMY SHARON

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

Police chief defends cop who killed Solomon Tekah

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

JULY 9, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

JULY 9, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL

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.

JULY 8, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE, MAARIV ONLINE

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.

JULY 8, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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."

JULY 4, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

The protests by Ethiopian Israelis, explained

JULY 4, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

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.

JULY 3, 2019ByHERB KEINON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM

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.

JULY 3, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

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

JULY 3, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB