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Black Jews Matter – Ethiopian Jews Face Rampant Racial Discrimination in Israel

Sunday, May 10, 2015 19:01
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It looks like America isn’t the only place where Blacks have had enough of the police. Israel, of all places, is now seeing a wave of protests and general unrest over the supposed harsh treatment of Ethiopian Jews.

Yes, Ethiopian Jews.

Even though they are granted the privilege of full-citizenship in the Jewish ethnostate thanks to their faith, they still live their lives as second-class citizens. Under the law, they have the same rights and privileges as their Ashkenazi and Sephardic counterparts, yet they are still treated a level of suspicion usually reserved for Arab Muslims. They complain of racism and 43% of Israelis disapprove of intermarriage with Ethiopians. Granted, they are still above Muslims in Israel’s social hierarchy, but not by much.

This largely unnoticed problem—at least for the West—is now blowing up due to the furor surrounding the vicious beating of an Ethiopian Israeli soldier at the hands of Israeli police. Ethiopian Jews are demanding social acceptance and the easement of tough policing on their communities. They’re Jews, too—so why should they be treated any differently?

Read More at: http://www.radixjournal.com/blog/2015/5/10/blackjewsmatter

 

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