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The parents of missing girl Haymanut Kasau seen protesting and holding her photo in Tel Aviv on August 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 1:20 am
900 days after she went missing, Haymanut Kasau’s family demands answers from Shin Bet
Dozens rally outside security agency’s HQ to demand justice for the missing girl, whose father suggests the Shin Bet has ignored his daughter’s plight because of her skin color
By Noam Lehmann
Carol Fessler, center, charged in the hit-and-run death of 4-year-old Rafael Adana, arrives for a court hearing in Petah Tikva, February 23, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 12:58 pm
Woman, 82, jailed for a year for leaving scene of hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy
Carol Fessler, who was not blamed for accident, punished for fleeing after 2023 collision that caused death of Rafael Adana; family lament light sentence, considering an appeal
By ToI Staff
A woman holds up a photo of 4-year-old Rafael Adana, during a protest in Tel Aviv on August 30, 2023, calling for justice after he was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 28, 2025, 2:38 pm
Woman convicted for fleeing scene of 2023 hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy
Carol Fessler, 81, found guilty of leaving accident site, was not indicted for causing Rafael Adana’s death; case sparked protests in Israeli-Ethiopian community
By ToI Staff
Ethiopian priests, or kesim, stand with their umbrellas at the state memorial ceremony for Ethiopian Jews, May 26, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
May 26, 2025, 6:47 pm
At event for 40th anniversary of Operation Moses, Israel’s Ethiopians share pride and pain
As Israel recalls the 1985 covert mission that rescued 8,000 Ethiopians from war and famine, the community extols its achievements, but racism still abounds
By Zev Stub
Haymanut Kasau, 9, who went missing on February 25, 2024, from a Jewish Agency absorption center in Safed, northern Israel. (Courtesy)
February 14, 2025, 1:57 pm
Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia in hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago
Report says key CCTV footage missing from time Haymanut Kasau, 10, disappeared at an absorption center in Safed in February 2024; MK: Government owes family more effort to find her
By ToI Staff
Tzvika Iskais, left, and Yael Simon in 'Stolen Dance,' performed for the Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival on December 22, 2024 (Courtesy)
December 20, 2024, 3:06 pm
A play tells the Ethiopian Israeli experience through the trauma of a Nova survivor
‘Stolen Dance’ brings together theater and dance in an original production for the Hullageb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Family members and supporters of Solomon Tekah protest while Haifa Magistrate's Court Judge Zayed Falah and the the policeman accused of fatally shooting Solomon Tekah visit the scene in Kiryat Haim where he was killed, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
May 19, 2024, 1:31 pm
Police investigators appeal acquittal of officer in Soloman Tekah killing
Department for Internal Police Investigations says officer violated warning shot procedures, and acquitting him would create ‘real potential to endanger life in the future’
By Jeremy Sharon
Family members and supporters of Solomon Tekah protest as Haifa Magistrate's Court Judge Zaid Falah and the policeman accused of negligent manslaughter in Tekah's death visit the scene of the incident in Haifa, December 15, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
April 2, 2024, 8:51 pm
Police officer in slaying of Ethiopian-Israeli youth acquitted of negligent manslaughter
Court finds police officer’s life was endangered by Solomon Tekah, that the warning shot he fired was a reasonable action, and that he acted in self-defense
By Jeremy Sharon
Then-Rep. George Santos of New York leaves a US House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 13, 2024, 11:18 am
New York set to vote on replacement for disgraced Rep. Santos in Congress
Former congressman Tom Suozzi faces Ethiopia-born Israeli-American Mazi Pilip in race for seat formerly held by figure who lied about Jewish heritage, allegedly stole from donors
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Lilaq Logan, an IDF commander with Jewish and Hebrew Israelite heritage, has been posting videos about the war on Instagram, where she has more than 25,000 followers. (Courtesy via JTA)
December 22, 2023, 10:57 am
Israelis of color push back against race-based, anti-Israel narratives spread abroad
With backgrounds as varied as their online personas, a growing number of Israeli social media influencers work to dispel lies disseminated by pro-Palestinian activists since Oct. 7
By Andrew Esensten
Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 13, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
November 13, 2023, 11:44 pm
Ethiopian Israelis mark muted Sigd, as holiday overshadowed by war
Traditional Jerusalem ceremony overlooking city limited, with many instead celebrating holiday at absorption center in north where members of community from Sderot are relocated
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Members of the Ethiopian community and activists clash with police during a protest calling for justice for 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 31, 2023, 1:52 am
6 cops injured, 4 protesters arrested at Tel Aviv rally for boy killed in hit-and-run
Police deploy mounted officers, stun grenades to clear activists from road as clashes erupt during fresh protest calling for justice for Rafael Adana; 1 officer hospitalized
By ToI Staff
Activists protest in Tel Aviv on August 30, 2023, calling for justice for 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 30, 2023, 9:48 pm
Bereaved families from Ethiopian community rally for boy killed in hit-and-run
Week after violent Tel Aviv protest, activists clash with cops during fresh demonstration seeking justice for Rafael Adana; 1 officer hospitalized, police deploy stun grenades
By ToI Staff
A police officer who was stabbed during a protest in August 2023. (Police spokesperson)
August 28, 2023, 9:02 pm
Suspect arrested over stabbing of police officer at protest sparked by hit-and-run
Holon resident suspected of attempted murder during Tel Aviv demonstration by Ethiopian community last week against handling of collision that killed 4-year-old Rafael Adana
By ToI Staff
Footage said to show Carol Fessler, 70, who ran over Rafael Adana, 4, while walking with his grandfather in Netanya on Shabbat, May 6, 2023. (Channel 12 video: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 24, 2023, 10:48 pm
Family of boy killed in hit-and-run to be shown pic confirming driver’s identity
Authorities say evidence shows accident was unavoidable, and only 70-year-old Carol Fessler, not daughter, was present in vehicle
By ToI Staff
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