I recently read an article which summarized the discrimination against Ethiopian jews in Israel, and how the government is attempting to fix the problem. The fact that there is discrimination in a place such as Israel astounds me. In a way, discrimination and reaction to change is natural. However, the fact that such an extreme version of this terrible social policy can occur in a state which was founded in order to escape discrimination astounds me. How can jews discriminate a race when they should know first hand what the other side feels like? Also, in the Tanakh, it repeatedly states that you should be welcoming to strangers, so why is Israel reacting to these Ethiopians? They already have lost their language and culture by moving to a foreign country, so they should not have to lose potential friends as well. These people made Aliyah to Israel for a reason, and Israelis are the people who are ruining their experience.
You can read the article at : http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-at-opening-Knesset-session-More-needs-to-be-done-to-fight-racism-in-Israel-402041
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