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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Ethiopian-Israelis

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
US House Representative George Santos leaves a House GOP 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
Police disperse a protester from a major highway in Tel Aviv during a protest, on August 23, 2023, against law enforcement's handling of an investigation into a hit-and-run in Netanya in which a 4-year-old boy of was killed. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 24, 2023, 2:14 am
Police officer stabbed, 10 arrested at Tel Aviv protest over hit-and-run case
Demonstrators from Ethiopian community block major highway to draw attention to authorities’ handling of collision that killed 4-year-old Rafael Adana
By ToI Staff
Members of the Ethiopian community and overs block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, on August 21, 2023, during a protest demand justice for 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in May. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 21, 2023, 8:41 pm
Tel Aviv protesters block Ayalon Highway, demanding driver who killed boy be charged
Demonstrators from Ethiopian community decry prosecutors’ handling of collision that killed 4-year-old Rafael Adana, accuse authorities of racism
By ToI Staff
Danny Aweke arrives at Ben Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv, August 19, 2023. (Flash90)
August 19, 2023, 11:54 pm
Israeli jailed in Turkey for smuggling khat returns home after 4.5-year imprisonment
Danny Aweke says he did not know the plant, use of which is legal in Israel, was a forbidden drug abroad
By ToI Staff
'Cosmic Slop Grease,' the opening artwork in 'Broken Crowd,' an Israel Museum exhibit featuring the works of Rashid Johnson, opening August 8, 2023 (Courtesy PR)
August 4, 2023, 10:39 am
Rashid Johnson exhibit at Israel Museum seeks to create ‘discourse about Blackness’
With just three works, installation feels like a ‘personal shout of anxiety,’ says curator Nirith Nelson, who hopes the art will speak to Israelis of Ethiopian descent
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture from video of Ethiopian-Israeli Francis Adbabayi who was kidnapped for ransom in Ethiopia, July 2023. (Kan. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 31, 2023, 6:05 pm
Kidnapped Israeli said rescued from Ethiopian captors following shootout
Rescue mission by Ethiopian special forces successful; Israeli authorities had previously suspected Francis Adbabayi’s kidnapping was a hoax
By ToI Staff
Gili Yalo (left) and Ester Rada (right) perform in 'Tazeta,' ('Nostalgia' in Amharic), a concert melding the sounds of jazz and pop from Ethiopian music, with conductor Tom Cohen and his East-West Orchestra on July 10, 2023 (Courtesy Israeli Opera)
July 11, 2023, 3:53 pm
Ester Rada, Gili Yalo and Tom Cohen offer soulful sound of Ethiopian jazz and pop
Cohen’s Jerusalem Orchestra East West add strings, drums and keyboard to performers singing Amharic and English
By Jessica Steinberg
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