Ethiopian-Israeli

How 31-year-old rapper Teddy Neguse traded explosive rage for vulnerable truth

Neguse became the megaphone for a generation of young Ethiopian-Israelis growing up in the marginalized neighborhoods of Lod, giving a voice to their collective frustration and systemic alienation.

OCTOBER 27, 2026|ByHILA ROSEN

‘NOW, I realize that even if my sister gets annoyed with me, or I with her ... it’s a way of expressing love. We don’t know how to just say, ‘Hey, I missed you.’ It takes work.’

Members of the Tigrayan forces sit along a street as they patrol as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekele, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026.

Some 20 Israelis trapped in northern Ethiopia as combat in country intensifies - report

"Right now we are fine, but we don't know how long this situation will last," one of the Israelis told KAN News, adding that the group included elderly people.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Natali Getahon, Tech-Career’s director of partnerships, addresses students.

Bridging the gap: How Tech-Career is opening hi-tech's doors to Ethiopian-Israelis

23 years and 1,500 graduates after its humble beginnings out of a converted laundromat, Tech-Career attributes its success to a philosophy that networking and shared identity matter as much as coding

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026|ByELLIOT HELLER, WRITTEN IN COOPERATION WITH TECH-CAREER

Rescue teams searching for 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, February 28, 2024.

Students encouraged to bring red balloons to first day of school for missing child Haymanot Kasau

"The first day of school is always exciting," Haymanot's father Tesfaye Kasau said. "It's a happy day. For us, it's another hard day."

AUGUST 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel is failing Ethiopian Jews - opinion

In order to succeed, we have to ensure that during their school years, our children do not face the same racism that earlier generations experienced.

APRIL 27, 2023ByTIRSIT LEGESSE-BISHAW

PARTICIPANTS TAKE part in Olim Beyahad’s Ariella excellence program.

32% of all racist incidents in 2022 were directed at Arab Israelis - Justice Ministry

In total, 415 racist incidents were investigated by the Justice Ministry in 2022, which is reportedly representative of an overall downward trend.

MARCH 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

RALLYING AGAINST racism in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square.

Israeli teachers behind racist WhatsApp group will not lose their jobs

MK Pnina Tamano-Shata responded that "the decision of the Ministry of Education is humiliating, and is an acceptance and a green light for racism. Their decision adds sin to crime.”

MARCH 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Why don't Israelis, Diaspora Jews care about Avera Mengistu? - opinion

It seems that Avera Mengistu is too black and poor for the Israeli government to care and too Israeli for the international community to care.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA

ILAN MENGISTU holds a news conference in Ashkelon after Hamas released a video of his brother Avera, last week.

Fundraising push launched to help Ethiopian Israeli terror victim's kids

Tadasa Tashume Ben Ma'ada was one of two victims of the Jerusalem bus bombing terrorist attack, alongside 16-year-old Arye Schechopek.

JANUARY 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Family and friends attend the funeral of Tadasa Tashume Ben Ma'ade, who died of his wounds suffered in a bomb attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, at Har HaMenuhot Cemetery in Jerusalem, November 27, 2022.

13th Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival comes to Jerusalem

The bar mitzvah edition is almost upon us, with a broad range of music, dance and theater shows lined up at the host venue and the Yellow Submarine, from December 7-14.

DECEMBER 3, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS

VOCALIST ORIT TASHOMA goes for the spoken word format in her Hullegeb show.

Can Israelis recognize Ethiopian Jews as proud Zionist heroes?

Shmuel Yilma: “It’s time we are recognized not as a tribe of poor people that the state had to rescue but proud Zionists who were ready for any sacrifice in order to immigrate to Israel.”

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByPEGGY CIDOR

SHMUEL YILMA (third from left) celebrates the Sigd in New York.

What is Sigd, the holiday of Beta Israel and Ethiopian Jews? - explainer

What exactly is the Jewish holiday of Sigd about? What are its origins? How is it celebrated in Ethiopia and Israel? And should all Jews celebrate it?

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByAARON REICH