Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopians in Israel’

Thousands of Ethiopians Immigrating to Israel

August 4 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

* Ethiopians emigrate as major drought hits Horn of Africa * Some 120,000 Ethiopians live in Israel Jerusalem, – Hundreds of Ethiopians are migrating to Israel this summer, as part of a plan to bring up to 8,000 people to the Jewish state. The mass emigration comes as Ethiopia and the broader the Horn of Africa suffer their worst... Read more

Driver: ‘No black Ethiopians on my bus’

July 14 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , ,

Driver is sued over racist comments. An Egged bus driver is being sued for NIS 200,000 after allegedly slandering, insulting, and verbally and physically assaulting an Ethiopian passenger, according to a statement released by Tebeka, an advocacy organization for Ethiopian Israelis. The Ethiopian college student waited at a bus stop in Rishon Leziyyon, and tried to board the... Read more