The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shimon-solomon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Shimon Solomon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shimon-solomon/ 32 32 Grappling with melee aftermath, Ethiopian community looks ahead hopefully https://www.timesofisrael.com/grappling-with-melee-aftermath-ethiopian-community-looks-ahead-hopefully/ Mon, 04 May 2015 13:08:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1177348 Former MK blames violence on 'anarchic interest groups that jumped on the bandwagon'; advocacy group issues list of demands

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]]> Yesh Atid’s new Knesset list promises continuity https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atids-new-knesset-list-promises-continuity/ Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:49:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1127819 Party leader Yair Lapid places ex-cabinet ministers and most experienced lawmakers at top of slate

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]]> MK takes Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS https://www.timesofisrael.com/mk-takes-ice-bucket-challenge-for-als/ Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:16:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1050156 Dov Lipman faces the freeze to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease, calls on Yesh Atid colleagues to do the same

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]]> Israeli sports official slammed for racist slur https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-sports-official-slammed-for-racist-slur/ Tue, 27 May 2014 19:42:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=992604 'Kushim' helped Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Real Madrid in the Euroleague basketball final, National Council for Sport chair says

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]]> Battling to integrate: The IDF’s misunderstood Ethiopian recruits https://www.timesofisrael.com/battling-to-integrate-the-idfs-misunderstood-ethiopian-recruits/ Thu, 01 May 2014 12:12:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=954188 One in every three soldiers of Ethiopian heritage serves time in the army's jails. Slowly but not always surely, the IDF is trying to reverse a dire trend that, many argue, is rooted in wider Israeli ignorance and racism

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]]> Ethiopian-born MK calls on NBA to dismiss Clippers owner https://www.timesofisrael.com/ethiopian-born-mk-calls-on-nba-to-dismiss-clippers-owner/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:11:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=967110 'Financial penalty is not enough,' fumes MK Shimon Solomon, slamming Donald Sterling's alleged racism as 'pathetic and disgusting'

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]]> Ultra-Orthodox man hurls racial epithets at Ethiopian MK https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-man-hurls-racial-epithets-at-ethiopian-mk/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:19:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=763864 Shimon Solomon, of the Yesh Atid party, says he was called a 'slave' and told to 'go back to Africa'

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]]> Chief rabbi says comment about black basketball players was a joke https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbi-says-comment-about-black-basketball-players-was-a-joke/ Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:59:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=620198 David Lau responds to firestorm after he chided yeshiva students for watching professional sports and said the games were merely ‘kushim playing other kushim’

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]]> Teshome Solomon’s arduous, triumphant trek to the Knesset https://www.timesofisrael.com/teshome-solomons-arduous-triumphant-trek-to-the-knesset/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:13:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=459014 In Ethiopia, his parents gave him an Amharic name that means 'he got promoted.' He certainly did. Now Shimon Solomon is battling for the Ethiopian community, and against racism, as a member of parliament for Yesh Atid

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]]> All the kingmaker’s men, and women https://www.timesofisrael.com/yair-lapids-sends-a-diverse-quality-slate-to-knesset/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:23:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=351932 Besides Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid's diverse list includes academics, mayors, journalists, a former Shin Bet head and an Olympic athlete

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]]> Yesh Atid’s Knesset slate chock-full of journalists, activists and local politicians https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atid-publishes-knesset-slate-chock-full-of-journalists-activists-and-local-politicians/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=301264 Yair Lapid says his party's slogan -- 'We came to change' -- reflects outlook of its members

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