The Israeli Knesset suspended a blood drive after an Ethiopian-born legislator charged discrimination, saying he had been the only member of parliament not asked to donate blood. The discrimination stems from the belief that “our blood is filthy and we could transmit certain diseases,” said Knesset member Adisu Massala, a member of the Labor Party.
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