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Falasha Jews <strong>in</strong> Israel demonstrat<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong>st the <strong>racism</strong> <strong>and</strong> discrim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
they face. Source: tseday.wordpress.com<br />
of the <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g society were forcefully <strong>in</strong>stilled <strong>in</strong> them<br />
<strong>in</strong> an effort to transform them <strong>in</strong>to western style Jews <strong>and</strong><br />
then Israeli’s. They were even given new ‘Israeli’ names.<br />
This <strong>in</strong>credibly traumatic onslaught which practically<br />
stripped them of their uniqueness <strong>and</strong> guaranteed them a<br />
marg<strong>in</strong>al <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ferior status with<strong>in</strong> society left the younger<br />
generation affronted, rebellious <strong>and</strong> confused <strong>and</strong> led to<br />
the formulation <strong>and</strong> emergence of a new self-identification<br />
<strong>in</strong> opposition to the hegemony. 27<br />
On a day to day basis, the discrim<strong>in</strong>ation faced by<br />
the Ethiopian m<strong>in</strong>ority is a collective phenomenon.<br />
Organisations concerned with equality <strong>and</strong> justice<br />
for Ethiopians receive hundreds of compla<strong>in</strong>ts yearly.<br />
Discrim<strong>in</strong>ation ranges from veteran Israelis not want<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to sit next to them on the bus, bus drivers not want<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
carry them, verbal abuse <strong>and</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g called ‘Kushim’ or<br />
niggers to unequal work <strong>and</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g opportunities <strong>and</strong><br />
Israeli Racism <strong>in</strong> Theory <strong>and</strong> Practice<br />
24 Middle East Monitor | A Report | October 2009
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