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Tragic and interminable cycle of violence against Ethiopian Israelis
Mazal Bisawer
Published: 02.07.19, 23:34
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1. Do not make the mistake to blame only the police
Tomer ,   Jerusalem   (07.03.19)
The real issue israel has to look
Inside and ask them
thelves how is possiblr that racismn,genderissues,hate of non- jews,disrespect for the "other", not caring for the old and weak etc.is growing.israel is far away to become
A "lightbeacon" to the world.
Its becoming more and more an
Illiberal,tribal society ...
The police is only a very small
Example of where israel is heading.
With high-tech and high speed
Backwads into the mental dark ages
...
2. This opinion article by am M.A.student misses the real poin
Tomer ,   Jerusalem   (07.03.19)
The demostrations of jewish ethopians are the result of years of accumulated grievances which went unheard by governments and segments of israels population.But still this is only part of the picture. Israel over the past decade became on the one side an economical powerhouse thanks to
"High-tech" but the cognitive abilities of vast parts of the population did not keep up with the tech developments. We became a society of "fearful" citizens(we are reminded of this day by day by our leadership) which look ,where possible,for quick financial gains,some legally, alot via corruption in government,buisness,rabbis,generals,mayors etc.etc.in addition our society drifted backwards ,became less liberal(to formulate it carefully),more hateful or fearful of the "other" and we moved nicely in tandem with develpments worldwide.
Racismn, exclusion,isolation,and "wall building" a
Should worry us as attemps to reign in high court,media and freedom of speech. (Finkelsteins adise). The split between religious and non relgious is growing and so is the iincome structure.a few very rich and a vast group witout nothing. Holocaust survivors are forgotten,elderly forgotten too by the state as well as social services. Education and health service are a disaster.cost of living becomes for many too high.
The police,made up from people from our society,is overstreched and reflects our society .
They are not the main culprit. The main culprit is us,the citizens,who let it happen that our state became the playground of skillful sellers of
A fake reality,making us believe that we should nicely sit at home,watch cooking and survival tv shows and not to worry,they will take care or our future.the blind are led by the one eyed.
If we do not wake up quickly, israel will be....
3. Typical Israeli jew is a super Racist and A Supremacist.
ironbutterfly   (07.03.19)
from my years of living in Israel, and many yrs in Canada and US, I can definitely define an average israeli AS:

A Racist and A Supremacist of the first kind.

It is based on hearing many many disgusting seemingly gullible comments about so called "goyim", about other non-jews, and of course type of "we jews are....this and that...superior race..."
Not so long ago, Germans were chanting this type of slogans and praises under the direction Adolf Hitler. The results are known.
REMEMBER thugs like Maccabees and BarKochba were doing and acting exactly like Germans in 1930s, and the results are also known.
4. Majority of those protesters don't look like Ethiopians
Gene   (07.03.19)
They look like anarchists, peacneks and another trash
5. Nobody HATES or discriminates against Ethiopians, period!
(07.03.19)
Bloody political operators should cease IMMEDIATELY this phony indignation and attempt at "class-divide"/identity politics, in order to gain votes of a group of citizens, they shall claim is THEIR pet project!!!
Liberman is another example of this despicable behavior.
Only in his case it's the haredim that are the "enemy" and poor secular, their "victims" .
6. Just as with blacks in the US, the PC, phony "equality"
(07.03.19)
nonsense is beginning to create an issue, where there is no problem, at least not THIS kind of problem.
Yes, just as with blacks, our Ethiopian-descent citizens have their disproportionate share of troubled behavior, thus making their surroundings weary when in their presence.
Basic albeit regrettable human group-behavior.
We are aware of that and are working damn hard at fighting it within ourselves.
From this, to general thuggery, vandalism and mayhem...well:
next time there's something alike, some of us may think it's justified:
"Just look how they behaved, those "Ethiopians"!
7. The bottom line
pgr   (07.03.19)
Yes, yes, the writer has all the right expressions, and the whole country knows what a useless, rotten police force we have (although even that isn't their fault, it's a rotten, useless government that's made them that way).

But he needs to look again at his own statement:

"We cannot be part of a society where the answer to every problem includes use of force, authoritarianism, and threats."

No, we cannot be part of a society that uses even justifiable anger to turn the streets into battlegrounds. NOTHING justifies the violence unleashed on the tens of thousands of innocents in what happened - and it's never one-off but continues for days, bringing misery to people who had nothing to do with the incident, people who for the most part have warmly embraced the Ethiopian community and who condemn police brutality outright.

What happens every time any band of protestors decides it's their right (which it certainly is not) to do as they please, deliberately block off cities, trains and public transport - including ambulances trying to save life - is unacceptable. It's not the first time. It's been every time. Contain your rotten elements too, please. Your war is with a few rotten police and the justice system, not with the citizens of the country who don't deserve days of being trapped for hours by illegal and criminally violent protest methods.

In short: practice what you preach or you're just as bad as those you condemn.
8. The blacks are the violent everywhere
Phoenix   (07.03.19)
The Cop was only defending him self from the attack.
Blacks are the same everywhere they start the problems and then after
If they get shot or arrested they cry racism.
If they would behave like humans then three wouldn’t be trouble.
But they are savages from Africa. They are not even real Jews
They are not related to real Judaism. They are black Africans.
9. Jews never behaved like this
Bar Star ,   Haifa   (07.03.19)
in spite of Antisemitism, discrimination and persecution. These Ethiopians have no ethnic (0 DNA) connection to us and very little spiritual one. Most of them are Christians. They follow only one law - the law of jungles. Political correctness kills us. Police must stop the destruction and vandalism using all means available. There is no excuse for such a behavior.
10. If you brawl and fight in the street,if you
Naor ,   Tel Aviv   (07.03.19)
Throw rocks and otherwise disrupt the peace then there are consequences.
The SJWs love to bring in the race card- its the same in the States more so then here.If you create violence then you must expect someone- in this case the police will respond.In the states a group of black youths robbed a bakery and the liberal left shouted "racism" when the bakery reacted.Stopping traffic,injuring bystanders,attacking police will not bring these young men back.Two wrongs do not make a right and politicians love to get on the bandwagon but to actually address the problem in the whole time they are in the Knesset is too much hard work.if Mazal Bisawer was walking down a dark street and was confronted with a group of youths whether black white or whatever she would soon change her tune and I expect she has lived in this country long enough to know there is a problem with our youth- too much freedom- poor education- their heads in an iphone- Twitter and Facebook are the new Gods and the answer to every problem is kick the sh*t out of anyone who doesn't agree with you.Our police are no more racist then any other force.
11. The innocent policeman and driver were attacked
‫לוריין ביבס‬‎   (07.03.19)
What about the innocent Israeli policeman and driver that were brutally attacked?
12. Agenda propaganda nobody died. all fake, no evidence, zero.
NYC   (07.03.19)
People do be stupide gullible dolts, zero physical evidence of any instigating death. Is there even an autopsy? There is no autopsy, no corroborating evidence, ballistics, debris, detritus, dental or medical records to even identify a body.
13. you need a political party
Alexander ,   Jerusalem   (07.03.19)
To my dear Israelis of Ethiopian origin: disturbances on the streets will not do the job (or will not do it without other measures). You need a political party.
14. SEND THEM ALL BACK. THIS PEOPLE LOOK FOR TROUBLE & CRIME
EX-ISRAELI   (07.06.19)
THEY ARE ALL RESTLESS. THEY THING THE PEOPLE AND GOVT OF ISRAEL OWE THEM SOME THING.GO BACK TO THE BUSH.OR BECOME PART OF ISRAEL.
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