Ethiopian-Israeli

Why Black Jews must be part of the global conversation on Israel - opinion

Why Black Jews are missing from the world’s most important conversations.

ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.
Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Haymanot Kasau's disappearance: Why Israel must fix how it handles missing children - opinion

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025

Sigd celebrations bring thousands of Ethiopian Israelis to Jerusalem


This Ethiopian-Israeli olah is realizing her dreams at BGU

Haile is now beginning her sophomore year, and says the Step-UP activities throughout her freshman year left her feeling inspired and energized.

 Ingoday Haile, 24 From Ethiopia to Jerusalem, 2003

A tale of two aliyot - opinion

Ethiopian Jews and Ukrainian Jews make up the two biggest groups of olim this year. However, their reasons to do aliyah are different, and their Jewish experience is different.

 The writer poses with a community member at the Hatikva Synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia.

Racism and social strife, not Iran, is Israel's biggest problem - Zena

Israeli anti-racism czar: “There is racism in Israel. Racism has aspects in common with terror. Everyone says Israel’s biggest problem now is the social conflict element, not Iran.”

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.

Ethiopian-Israeli smashes barriers at the Jewish Agency

No. 43 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

 Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

Emunah: Zionist women providing support in Israel for over 80 years

The Zionist religious women’s organization’s accomplishments in Israel have taken many forms over the years, since it was established over 80 years ago.

 AMONG THE students who graduate from the Emunah high schools are girls from the Ethiopian Israeli community.

Israel's first Ethiopian MK recalls his career, accomplishments

Addisu Messele: "We proved that anything is possible, that we are an integral part of Israeli society, and that we deserve to be in positions of power and influence."

 ADDISU MESSELE , late ‘90s: Speech people remember to this day.

Jerusalem College of Technology launches new BA course for women

The program could affect the current imbalance between gender representation in Israel’s business world

 A sketch of the upcoming Tal Campus expansion

Nearly half of all racism complaints in Israel filed by Arabs, Ethiopians

A recent survey found 94% of Arab-Israelis have experienced racist labeling.

Ethiopian-Israelis and supporters take part in a protest against police violence and discrimination following the death of 19-year-old Ethiopian, Solomon Tekah who was shot and killed in Kiryat Haim by an off-duty police officer, in Tel Aviv, July 8, 2019

Ethiopian NGO marks win as police reform ID rules

The move follows the High Court of Justice's nixing of police demanding that ID be produced without reasonable suspicion.

Police check the ID of a driver, at a checkpoint put in place during Israel's second lockdown, September 2020.

Singer-songwriter Oshi Masala to perform at Hullegeb Ethiopian arts festival

Singer-songwriter Oshi Masala is on the roster of this year’s Hullegeb Ethiopian-Israeli Arts Festival, which runs December 22-29 at various venues around Jerusalem.

Oshi Masala