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Ethiopian Jews in Israel protest racial discrimination

Monday, 04 May 2015 6:31 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 04 May 2015 6:32 PM ]

Israeli Ethiopians gesture as they march in downtown Jerusalem on April 30, 2015, during a protest to demand an investigation into alleged police racism and violence. Clashes broke on April 30 in Jerusalem, as more than 1,000 angry Ethiopian Israelis staged a protest, sparked by a series of incidents involving alleged racism and police brutality against members of the Ethiopian Jewish community. AFP PHOTO/ THOMAS COEX

Mohammad Hamayel
Press TV, Al-Quds

In Israel, violent clashes between police and Ethiopian Israelis have left casualties in Tel Aviv. Police used stun grenades and water cannons against demonstrators. Protesters are angry over what they call Israel’s institutionalized racist policies against black people and other minority groups. Press T-V’s Mohammad Hamayel has the details in this report

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