Tag Archives: Knesset

Without child: Temporary sterilization of Ethiopian women in Israel may explain halving of birth rate

January 27, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

With the election of the first female Ethiopian Israeli Jew, Pnina Tamano-Shata, to the Knesset in last week’s polls, the community of more than 150,000 finally had their champion in parliament. It is something the minority had been hoping for, … read more »

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First Female Ethiopian Jew Elected To Knesset

January 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A female Ethiopian Jew, Pnina Tamano-Shata, was elected to Knesset yesterday as number 14 on the Yesh Atid Knesset list. She is the first Ethiopian woman to be elected to serve in the Knesset. Pnina Tamano-Shata First Female Ethiopian Jew … read more »

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Israel to limit money migrants can send back home

October 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Amendments are meant to reduce number of migrants; foreign violators could get three months in jail, Israeli intermediaries a year. Photo: Ben Hartman The Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee on Monday approved for its second and third reading in … read more »

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Coping with Africa and ourselves

September 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It isn’t pretty. Israel did what it could to keep the photographers away. It doesn’t play well against the history of Jews having to move from place to place, and encountering borders closed against them. Jewish officials have problems with … read more »

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The Disloyalty of the Israeli-Arab Leadership

March 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Joseph Puder In a democratic society like Israel, all citizens – Arabs, Jews, and others – are protected by the laws and have responsibilities as well.  A primary responsibility is loyalty to their state.  Arab-Israeli leaders obviously understand the … read more »

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Ethiopian Jews are not alone – they are the latest in a long line of victims of Israeli intolerance

January 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“Tottenhams are on their way to Auschwitz,(Seig Heil,) Hitler’s going to gas them again.” On International Holocaust Day, I find it shocking that these offensive chants, accompanied by hissing in imitation of gas chambers, have become part of Britain’s football … read more »

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