Ethiopian Jews continue to protest harsh conditions in Israel

An Ethiopian new in immigrant tries to prevent the arrest of her husband during a demonstration. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimksi

"They were beating people up," one of the protesters said. "They came in and started hitting people, I saw them grabbing a man by the throat."

Israel's Ethiopian Jewish immigrants protest harsh treatment

Protestors outside PM's Office (Photo: Gil Yohanan)

Two days after settling outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem in protest of the harsh conditions in their absorption center and their difficult economic situation, dozens of Ethiopian immigrants agreed Wednesday to adhere to the Jewish Agency and Immigrant Absorption Ministry's call, and return to the Beit Alfa absorption center.

Israel not implementing Ethiopian absorption plan

The plaintiffs claim that Israel has not implemented the governmental decision on the five-year plan for Ethiopian absorption.

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