Le chef de l'opposition, Mme Tzipi Livni est accosté par les manifestants provoquant des tensions parmi ses escortes de sécurité à l'Wohl Rose Garden comme des milliers d'Éthiopiens et de supports protester contre le racisme et la discrimination. Jérusalem, Israël. 18 janvier 2012.
3850 x 2557 px | 32,6 x 21,6 cm | 12,8 x 8,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
18 janvier 2012
Lieu:
Wohl Rose Garden, Jerusalem, Israel
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Opposition leader Ms. Tzipi Livni is accosted by protestors causing tension among her security escorts at the Wohl Rose Garden as thousands of Ethiopians and supporters protest racism and discrimination. Jerusalem, Israel. 18th January 2012. The Ethiopian Jewish community, called Beta-Israel, lived in seclusion for over 1, 000 years, only reconnecting to the Jewish world in the late 20th century. According to Ethiopian tradition, their roots go back 3, 000 years to the era of King Solomon. Like their brethren in many parts of the world, Ethiopian Jews suffered persecution for their beliefs and refusal to adopt Christianity. In the Middle Ages their lands were confiscated, villages plundered and many murdered. They were nicknamed Falash - intruders, homeless and without property. The Ethiopian Jewish community, living for so long in complete seclusion, were convinced they were the last Jews left on the face of the Earth. They practiced all the religious rituals with which they were familiar including male circumcision on the eight day from birth, Kashrut (Kosher) rules dealing with food, the holiness of the Sabbath and they prayed, three times a day, facing the holy city of Jerusalem, yearning to return. In 1975 Israel formally recognized “Beita Israel” as a part of the Jewish nation. In 1977 Israeli PM Menachem Begin instructed the government to bring them home. The Ethiopian government refused to release them and millions of dollars were transferred to the government of Sudan for them to be allowed refugee status in its territory. The rumor spread quickly to villages all over Ethiopia – a route to Jerusalem via Sudan. Thousands left their homes overnight and set out on a long and dangerous journey to Sudan through unbearable desert heat, thirst and hunger, avoiding bandits and the Ethiopian military. They left everything they had behind. They were walking towards fulfillment of a thousands of years old dream – reuniting with Jerusalem. Refugee camps in Sudan were
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