(VOVworld) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for action against racial discrimination towards Ethiopian Jews, following several demonstrations that broke out protesting Israeli police’s brutality.
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Israeli police uses horses and stun grenades to control the demonstrations. (Photo: RTÉ) |
Addressing a meeting on Monday with leaders of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Jerusalem, Netanyahu called on the Israeli people to fight, denounce, and eliminate racism. He said he would chair a Commission, whose members include the ministers of education, housing, culture, religions, and labour, to work on a plan to tackle racism.