Ethiopian jews

Miss Israel is having dinner with Obama and will ask him to free Jonathan Pollard

Yityish Aynaw, the winner of this year’s Miss Israel competition, is having dinner with President Obama during his trip to Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Obama’s staff reached out to the 21-year-old bombshell, who is the first Ethiopian-born winner of the competition, to invite her dinner at the home of Israeli President Shimon Peres. Aynaw […]

By Chavie Lieber March 14, 2013 10:48 am

Two Ethiopian runners abscond during Jerusalem Marathon

Two Ethiopian runners who traveled to Israel for last Friday’s Jerusalem Marathon absconded during the race in a suspected effort to stay in the country indefinitely.

March 6, 2013 8:27 pm

Israeli panel to probe contraceptive shots for Ethiopian women

Israel’s Health Ministry will appoint a panel to investigate allegations that Ethiopian-Israeli women were given contraceptive shots against their will.

February 28, 2013 5:41 pm