Ethiopian Jews

Esti Ayalon Kovo enters Knesset race to stop Jerusalem’s problems from spreading across Israel

Ayalon Kovo has joined up with B’Yachad in the 21st slot on its list, believing that only Naftali Bennett can help her achieve the necessary changes to the Jewish state.

Esti Ayalon Kovo
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference organized by the Israel Democracy Institute in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2026

I met Gadi Eisenkot. He did not perform leadership. He practiced it - opinion

 Ethiopian-Israelis protest outside government buildings in Jerusalem, demanding that their relatives be rescues and brought to the country, on November 14, 2021.

Ethiopia’s forever wars are lesson for Iran - opinion

FROM LEFT: ‘Hager (Land)’ director Shmuel Beru, Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, producer Nurit Negisa Beru, and costume designer Elmalem Maspen.

‘Hager (Land),’ an epic story of Ethiopian immigrants, wins Best Israeli Film at Haifa fest


MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Melaku added that she distributed Kasau’s photo to fellow MKs "so they will remember: there is a kidnapped child, and nobody is talking about her."

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023.

'We'll bring her back': Netanyahu vows personal involvement in case of missing girl Haymanut Kasau

Kasau, nine years old at the time of her disappearance, has been missing since February 2024. “I will personally take up the matter. We will bring her back,” Netanyahu told the family in the meeting.

Rescue teams searching for 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, February 28, 2024.

Black and Zionist: A voice from inside the right‑wing Jewish soul - opinion

The Jewish Right in Israel and the US must elevate brown and Black Jews to lead credibly and defend the moral and political future.

Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.

Studio Gursha: Pan-African fine dining reaches Tel Aviv - restaurant review

Take a seat at Studio Gursha for an experience rooted in heritage, artistry, and cross-cultural flavor

STUDIO GURSHA

Zionism didn’t start in Europe, and Ethiopian Jews can prove it - opinion

For more than 2,500 years, Ethiopian Jewish leaders preserved Jewish law, ritual, and identity in one of the most isolated Jewish communities on Earth.

ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem, in November 2025.

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

If Israel is to honor Haymanot Kasau and every child who depends on the state’s vigilance, it must remember this truth: When a child disappears, time is the enemy and urgency is our only defense.

Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Sigd celebrations bring thousands of Ethiopian Israelis to Jerusalem

Sigd is a time to honor the memory of the thousands of Ethiopian Jews who died on the way to Israel.

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025

'We are only one link in the chain': MK Moshe Solomon speaks on unity in Israel before Sigd

“My message from the Sigd is that we must break free from the mindset of division. Each of us must relinquish a bit of ego and absolute righteousness for the sake of the collective," MK Solomon said.

Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 28, 2024.

Ethiopian holiday of Sigd: A true reflection of Israel's diversity - opinion

We celebrate Sigd with love, pride, and joy. And with that same love, we ask Israel to embrace our future, to open doors, expand opportunities, and allow us to serve our country at the highest levels

Members of the Israeli-Ethiopian community take part in a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem, November 23, 2022

Knesset committee addresses aliyah issues as Israel anticipates postwar immigration surge

“Despite the war, we have seen a blessed aliyah to Israel precisely during this difficult period,” Minister Ofir Sofer said.

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer during a special session of the Knesset’s Aliyah and Immigration Committee on Monday.