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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 367

Damas Pakada

Damas Pakada, the Ethiopian-born soldier who sparked national riots when footage emerged of him being beaten by police in 2015, in an interview with Hadashot television aired Saturday, April 21, 2018. (Screen shot)
April 22, 2018, 8:52 am
Ethiopian soldier beaten by cop is now a decorated IDF cyber officer
Damas Pakada, 24, became a symbol for police brutality, discrimination and neglect experienced by his community
By ToI Staff
Damas Pakada, an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier who was assaulted by police in Holon on Sunday, April 27, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
April 9, 2017, 8:05 am
Ethiopian-Israeli soldier beaten by cop seeks to block plea deal
Damas Pakada files petition to force his attacker to face criminal charges, calls for indictment over racial assault
By ToI Staff
File: Video footage showing policemen pummeling an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier, Damas Pakada, who alleged he was the target of a racist attack. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 20, 2017, 11:15 pm
Deal offered to cop accused of beating Ethiopian soldier
AG to top court: No criminal trial if officer suspected of assaulting Damas Pakada in 2016 admits to charges
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Damas Pakada, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was allegedly assaulted by police officers, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 4, 2015. (Photo: Haim Zach/GPO)
January 31, 2017, 1:21 am
AG weighs reopening case against cop who beat Ethiopian
Avichai Mandelblit finds ‘certain inaccuracies’ in his predecessor’s decision to close criminal probe against officer
By Sue Surkes
Israeli police at the scene where a stabbing attack took place in Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 10, 2015, (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 31, 2015, 9:43 am
Police to get body cameras to increase transparency
Trust-building move comes months after Ethiopian-Israeli soldier’s beating sparked national outrage
By ToI Staff
Ethiopians of Israeli descent protest police brutality and their mistreatment in Israeli society, Tel Aviv, June 3, 2015. (Flash90)
June 22, 2015, 8:50 pm
17 arrested as Ethiopian Israelis protest cop’s clearing
Fights between police and demonstrators break out in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, streets blocked in response to dropped charges against policeman who beat soldier
By Stuart Winer
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, May 17, 2015. (Dudi Vaknin/Pool)
June 21, 2015, 8:55 pm
Swastika, attorney general’s name daubed on building site
Police suspect members of Ethiopian-Israeli community, after AG dropped probe into case of alleged police violence against soldier
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Damas Pakada, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was allegedly assaulted by police officers, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 4, 2015. (Photo: Haim Zach/GPO)
June 14, 2015, 8:18 pm
Cop who beat Ethiopian-Israeli soldier won’t be tried
A-G says soldier Damas Pakada initiated the incident captured in video that sparked massive protests; Pakada to appeal
By Stuart Winer and Marissa Newman
Protesters clashing with police in Tel Aviv on June 3, 2015. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
June 3, 2015, 9:58 pm
Ten arrested as police clash with Ethiopian protesters in Tel Aviv
Major road reopened after blocked by demonstrators, who were demanding trial of officer who attacked Ethiopian-Israeli soldier
By Daniel Bernstein
Video footage showing policemen pummeling an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier, Damas Pakada, who alleged he was the target of a racist attack. (screen capture: YouTube)
June 1, 2015, 5:39 am
Cop fired for beating Ethiopian-Israeli soldier says he acted properly
Officer whose actions sparked protests claims he was aware of camera and would have done the same with or without it
By JTA
Damas Pakada, an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier who was assaulted by police in Holon on Sunday, April 27, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
May 26, 2015, 6:04 pm
Ethiopian-Israeli soldier assaulted by cops suing police
Damas Pakada seeking $100,000 in damages for attack, which he says was racially motivated
By Jonathan Beck
MK Avraham Neguise speaks in a committee meeting at the Israeli Knesset in 2012. (Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 21, 2015, 8:20 pm
Lawmaker proposes police-cam bill
In wake of attack on Israeli-Ethiopian soldier, MK Avraham Negusie wants cops to wear cameras during arrests
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ethiopian Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against violence and racism directed at Israelis of Ethiopian descent, May 18, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 19, 2015, 9:59 am
TV report shows ‘quiet racism’ directed at Ethiopian-Israelis
In Channel 2 investigation, dark-skinned citizens denied entry into clubs, refused work; ‘It hurts because we have no other country’
By Avi Lewis
Police officers preparing for a demonstration by Israelis of Ethiopian descent, in Tel Aviv on Monday, May 18 2015. (Photo credit: Judah Ari Gross)
May 18, 2015, 6:38 pm
Promising nonviolence, Ethiopian-Israelis rally in Tel Aviv
Police expect ‘several thousand’ protesters at anti-racism event, say they will quell any disturbances
By Judah Ari Gross and Rahel Jaskow
File: Video footage showing policemen pummeling an Ethiopian-born IDF soldier, Damas Pakada, who alleged he was the target of a racist attack. (screen capture: YouTube)
May 13, 2015, 11:26 pm
Cop filmed attacking Ethiopian-Israeli soldier fired
As activists set to return to Tel Aviv, police chief says officer who attacked Damas Pakada may be indicted
By Daniel Bernstein
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