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Mazal Mualem

Mazal Mualem

Sep 9, 2023

Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images — Israelis of Ethiopian origin protest outside the Knesset on July 15, 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel. — Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images

Inspired by US protests, Ethiopian-born Israeli ministers battle against police brutality

Danny Zaken

In Ma'ale HaHamisha, reporting on Israel

Israeli security forces arrest an Israeli man from the Ethiopian community in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, on May 3, 2015, during a protest against alleged police brutality and institutionalised discrimination. The protest came three days after a stormy demonstration in Jerusalem sparked by footage showing two police officers beating an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin in uniform. More than 135,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel, having immigrated to the Jewish state in two waves in 1984 and 1991. AFP PH

'Lost generation' of Ethiopian-Israelis protest in Tel Aviv

Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

A Palestinian man walks past a mural depicting George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, in Gaza City June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC2PBH9PNMI4

US protests inspire activists across Middle East

Week in Review

A supporter of Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid (There's a Future) party hugs Ethiopian immigrant and party candidate Penina Tamnu-Shata (facing camera) as they celebrate exit poll results at the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv January 22, 2013. Israel's parliament, long heavy with retired generals, is getting a new look, with a freshman class that includes two youth protest leaders, an Ethiopian immigrant, a high tech millionaire and more women than ever. Picture taken January 22, 2013. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (ISRAEL -

Ethiopian-born Knesset member battles discrimination

Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics