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December 16, 2012
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Tamar Golan, Shimon Peres, and Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first president of the Ivory Coast (photo credit: BGU Africa Centre)

Israel’s abusive relationship with Africa

Israel despises and deports Africans while its business tycoons mint billions off Africa’s back

By Rama Musa

June 10, 2012
11:34 pm

An Ethiopian officer in the IDF at the memorial to Ethiopians who died on their way to Israel, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90 /Israeli Pool/File)

Queen of Sheba’s legacy: The inspiring young women of Beta Israel

Despite the many challenges that Ethiopian immigrants continue to face — enduring racism, negative stereotypes, and the glass ceiling — the community’s women are ascending to positions of power and prominence

By Rama Musa