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Ethiopian Israelis plan to take protest to New York
Organizer is now awaiting final permits from the New York police, and hopes the demonstration will take place early next month.
By Revital Blumenfeld
As Ethiopian activists expressed satisfaction over Wednesday's demonstration in Tel Aviv, a new battle line has emerged for Ethiopian Jews targeting discrimination in Israel: New York.
Educator and activist Benjamin Aklom is targeting the Big Apple after recognizing the influence of overseas Jewish communities on Israel
"We [Ethiopians] in Israel are a very weak political force, and significant changes like we're demanding can only come through two channels," Aklom explained. One is "mobilization of Israeli society as a whole." The other is "recruiting Diaspora Jewry" - much of which has been active for years on behalf of Ethiopian Jews - "to influence the decision makers in Israel."
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