From the Liveblog of
Sunday, May 3, 2015
MKs join Ethiopian-Israeli protest
Joint [Arab] List leader Ayman Odeh and MK Dov Khenin join the protest.
שחור – לבן: כולנו בני אדם! עם ח"כ איימן עודה עכשיו בהפגנת ההמונים המרגשת נגד הגזענות ואלימות המשטרה כלפי יוצאי אתיופיה ובכלל.
Posted by דב חנין Dov Khenin on Sunday, May 3, 2015
The Zionist Union’s Stav Shaffir, and former Yesh Atid MK Pnina Tamano-Shata — the first female Ethiopian-born Knesset member — are in attendance as well.
“The young generation that grew up in Israel is demanding, rightfully, equal opportunity,” Tamano-Shata tells Army Radio. “It is fed up with being discriminated against from a young age.”
NOW in Tel Aviv: Over 1,000 Ethiopian Israelis shutting down major road to protest police violence and racism….
Posted by Activestills on Sunday, May 3, 2015
The protesters are congregating on the Ayalon highway, stopping traffic.
The Times of Israel Community.