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Why Black Jews must be part of the global conversation on Israel - opinion

Why Black Jews are missing from the world’s most important conversations.

ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.
Israelis of Ethiopian descent take part in a protest in Jerusalem calling on gov't to bring the remaining members of their community living in Ethiopia, known as Falash Mura to settle in Israel, March 20, 2016.

Black Israelis mobilized for their country, as soldiers, volunteers and social media warriors

 The African Leadership Summit took place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from July 31 to August 3, 2023.

Africa eyes Israeli agtech to boost yield, food security, bilateral ties

 King Mohammed VI delivering the Throne Speech on July 30.

The Algerian obsession against Morocco


African nations open for diplomatic ties, business with Israel

Some African capitals have been signaling to Israeli officials a desire to deepen ties for several years, and are frustrated that Jerusalem has not responded faster.

PM Netanyahu arrives in Ethipoia

‘Tell us how you made Israel’

The Jewish state’s quest to form lasting partnerships through agricultural cooperation around the world.

MASHAV head Gil Haskel (second from left) visits a MASHAV nursery for avocado trees in Ethiopia, March 2016

Back to Africa

“Africa is beset by difficulties and Israel holds the key to them,” Gnassingbe said. He is planning to host an Israel-Africa summit in the spring of 2017.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Entebbe, Uganda

Togo president: Israel holds key to troubles in Africa

Gnassingbe was one of three heads of state and 12 other prime ministers and foreign ministers from Africa at the meeting.

TOGO PRESIDENT Faure Gnassingbe receives a book from Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz during a visit to the Western Wall yesterday.

How two Mainers brought Africa and Israel a little closer

Thanks to two teachers who believe in sharing experiences and building friendships across the globe, learning about two different countries became a much more personal experience for our students.

Kirstin Underwood with her Tanzanian students

Nigeria putting brakes on Israeli participation in West African summit

Dore Gold visits another Muslim African country with whom Israel has no formal ties.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with seven east African leaders

Gold travels to West Africa, meets Guinea’s president

Gold’s trip to West Africa comes just over a week after Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé visited Israel, and agreed on an Israeli-African summit.

Dore Gold

Togo proposes hosting Israeli-African summit in its capital next year

The announced plans come just two weeks after President Gnassingbe’s brother-in-law, Marcel Alain de Souza, was in Israel and invited Netanyahu to a summit in Nigeria later this year.

TOGO PRESIDENT Faure Gnassingbe receives a book from Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz during a visit to the Western Wall yesterday.

Togo's president goes to Golan, gets first-hand look at war in Syria

Togo is one of the countries Jerusalem is relying on to help build stronger ties with western Africa, according to one Israeli diplomatic official.

FAURE GNASSINGBE

The Israeli link to Zambia’s national general election

Grace Njapau is running for office for the Chavuma constituency, and says her husband’s Jewish and Israeli identity play a positive role in her campaign.

Yitzhak Efrati with his car, plastered with stickers supporting his wife, Grace Njapau