03.19.2019 - By +972 Magazine
Decades after the first Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel, the community still suffers from high poverty, discrimination, and recent police shootings have brought on mass protests. Mazal Bisawer, a prominent activist, says Israelis can't seem to admit that anti-black racism exists in their society. Later in the episode, editor-in-chief Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision to disqualify a Jewish supremacist candidate from running in Israeli elections, and why nobody should be celebrating quite yet.Read Edo Konrad's full article: 'To be Ethiopian in Israel is to be constantly struggling for something'Read Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man's article: These elections are a choice between resignation and despairThe music in this episode is by Ketsa. Visit +972 Magazine and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Support the show