Quite, with Israel being a sanctuary why are these Jews denied the opportunity to live there. I assume they make some sort of $$$ contribution anyway..
Israel’s Ethiopian Jews: A community not “Jewish� enough | The Chicago Monitor
And, while this is an extremely unethical act in itself, it actually stems from a deep rooted racism against Ethiopian Jews in Israel.
According to IRIN, a UN humanitarian news website,
there is rampant racism against Ethiopian Jews; they face constant discrimination and they live in very poor socio-economic conditions because of this racism:
“Ethiopian Jews are treated differently from other Israelis: factories do not want to employ them; landlords refuse them; and certain schools turn away their children.”
Shay Sium, an Ethiopian immigrant, said that he “became accustomed to being called a ‘******’” growing up.
Furthermore, under Israel’s “Law of Return,” Ethiopian Jews should be given their full rights as Israeli citizens, since under this law, Jews or people with Jewish ancestry have the right of return to Israel.
However, detention and deportation have been implemented by the the Israeli government in order “to stop the influx of African migrants and asylum seekers.”
According to Al-Jazeera, “Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has pledged…to stop migrants from illegally entering the country. Additionally, a law went into effect…that grants Israeli authorities the power to arrest and detain illegal migrants for up to three years. These migrants could face jail time, without trial or deportation. Anyone assisting them could also be detained for anywhere between five and 15 years.”
Netanyahu also called these African immigrants “infiltrators” and has said that they are a security and a “national identity” threat to Israel.
In other words, Netanyahu is really saying that these Ethiopian Jews don’t fit the profile in terms of what defines “Jewishness.” So, does this really make “Jewishness” something that is defined by skin color, a certain class of people, a certain look, or even by the Hebrew language only? (According to IRIN many of the refugees and immigrants don’t know how to speak Hebrew, putting them at a disadvantage in terms of knowing what is legal and illegal.)
I'm still DEAFENED by the silence. Has anyone spoken up for gay rights in Gaza yet? Still waiting libs.
The excitement in their pants that cannot be hodden when approaching the IDF 'check this out poin't is mistaken for a different type of weapon and sadly and they all have died. More Hamas troops ready to go home.
