A protest in Tel Aviv over police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews
turned violent Sunday, resulting in 57 officers being injured, according
to the Zionist police.
Ethiopian JewsMost of those injuries were minor, according to police,
but one officer was described to be “moderately injured.” Police say 12
protestors were injured. The extent of those injuries is not known,
according to CNN.
The planned demonstration by the Ethiopian Jewish community —
incensed over a video gone viral that shows a uniformed IOF soldier of
Ethiopian descent being assaulted by police — had been peaceful for
hours before things took a violent turn.
Authorities employed horses, water cannons and smoke to disperse the
crowd in Rabin Square, where demonstrators had been chanting slogans
such as “a violent cop should be in jail.”
Forty-three protesters were arrested, according to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri.
The videotaped episode from April 26 was a tipping point for
Ethiopian Jews, some 125,000 strong, who say they have long felt like
second-class citizens since arriving in two waves of mass immigration in
the 1980s and early 1990s.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that
“all claims will be looked into but there is no place for violence and
such disturbances.” Netanyahu will meet with Pakada on Monday, as well
as with leaders in the Ethiopian community, according to the statement.
Selasa, 05 Mei 2015
Ehhiophian Jews’ Protest over Zionist Police Brutality Turns Violent in Tel Aviv
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