It is frustrating and disheartening to hear that racism and segregation are still such prevalent problems within our world. People are still not treated as equals, whether it is based on their skin tone, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexuality there is absolutely no reason that each and every human being should not be regarded as embodying the same rights as another other person in society. The protests on police violence that have been occurring in Tel Aviv is a result of decades of repression suffered by the Ethiopian Jews, a minority community within Israel. Perhaps this is a result of their lack of assimilation into an unfamiliar society, the differences within the culture, which influence disconnection and separation. Nevertheless, the Ethiopian Jews are Jews in every sense in my eyes, they are not any less Jewish than the citizens of Israel or the Jews in the diaspora, living all throughout the world. The protests were a response to a video released of a white Israeli police officer attacking an Ethiopian Israeli soldier, Demas Fekadeh, where the officers pushed him to the ground and beat him. The clashes reflected widespread frustration in the Ethiopian community which, three decades after it first arrived in Israel, has become an underclass plagued by poverty, crime and unemployment. It's sad to live in a world that carries so much beauty on its back, yet oppression and discrimination still lie in the foundation of our establishment. It is vital for this suffering to come to an end, however it seems that wherever a minority lies so too does the hatred of another people. No matter what the situation, no mater what the group, or the individuals who are being discriminated against, it is our duty and responsibility as neighbors, brothers and sisters to no longer sit back and watch these disasters and tragedies take place but to stand up with every bone on our body and join the movement to promote equal rights and equal opportunities for every living soul.
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