24.05.2011                      20.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 35 des Omer

Äthiopische Einwanderer:

Ethiopian leaders call for affirmative action

20 years after Operation Solomon, leaders of Israel's Ethiopian community, which numbers 116,000, called for anti-discrimination laws.

Twenty years after Israeli commandos accomplished the daring mission of transporting some 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in less than 36 hours during Operation Solomon, leaders of the 116,000 strong community called on the government Monday to institute a series of affirmative action laws to address discrimination against Ethiopians.
One such measure would increase representation of Ethiopians in the media, the public sector and academia….