Ethnic groups in Israel

A protester, who is an Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin, is detained by policemen during a demonstration against what they say is police racism and brutality in a protest at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv May 3, 2015.

‘After 30 years of Ethiopian Israelis living in this country, young people are rising up’

Justice

It’s a story that’s familiar to Americans but largely ignored in Israel: Black communities are abused and discriminated against by police — and they’ve had enough. That’s why Israel hosted protests, some of them violent, over the last week as Ethiopian youth demand equal rights.

Israeli-born Ethiopian Jew embraces ancestry in her music

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Life Happens’ for Ethiopian-Israeli Singer Ester Rada

Arts, Culture & Media

President Obama Meets with First-Ever Ethiopian Crowned Miss Israel

Arts, Culture & Media

Syrian Minorities Live on Knife’s Edge

Lifestyle & Belief
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Intermarriage in Israel

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Quil Lawrence reports on young Israeli couples who cross ethnic and racial lines to get married, highlighting divides in Israeli society.

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