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Ethiopian-Israelis rally against racism
Immigrant absorption minister responds to Ethiopian protests against racism by saying they should be grateful to state.
Activists from the Ethiopian immigrant community and others reacted with fury Wednesday over comments by Immigrant Absorption Minister Sofa Landver that these olim should be “thankful” for what they have received from the State of Israel.
Speaking at an emergency session of the Knesset Committee for Aliya, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, which was called in light of reports of blatant racism among individuals who refuse to sell their homes to Ethiopian Israelis, Landver said the country had done “everything possible to absorb” Ethiopian immigrants.
“We all condemn racism, but in 2010 the ministry gave millions of dollars to the Ethiopian community. We promoted Ethiopian issues in general, and in particular their employment,” she said, pointing out that the Ethiopian immigrant community is many years behind the rest of Israeli society in terms of its development and general integration.
“The gap is wide but the State of Israel has done everything possible to absorb them as best as it can,” she said.
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