Ethiopian protests

Police push demonstrators back during a protest against police brutality targeting Israelis of Ethiopian descent, July 3, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Ethiopian Israelis protest police brutality in Tel Aviv

Hundreds close major streets in central Tel Aviv to protest police discrimination against black Israelis. Photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org Hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian origin blocked streets and highways in central Tel Aviv Sunday to protest police brutality against black Israelis. Police arrested 12 people for blocking streets. (Update: all of the arrestees were released…

By Activestills July 3, 2016

Ethiopian-Israelis protest police brutality against Ethiopians in Jerusalem, blocking Israel’s Highway 1, April 30, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A long time coming: Why Ethiopian-Israelis are protesting

Whatever hopes and faith the community had in the state have been shattered in recent years by rampant racism and police brutality. By Avi Yalou The story of the late Yosef Salamsa, like the video of Israeli police beating IDF soldier Damas Pakada — which prompted tens of thousands from the Ethiopian community in Israel…

By Haokets March 5, 2016

A Palestinian youth kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, November 20, 2015. (photo: Activestills.org)

The Year in Photos: Palestine and Israel in 2015

Activestills selects the most powerful, important and moving images of 2015 — in chronological order. Photos by: Oren Ziv, Ahmad al-Bazz, Yotam Ronen, Faiz Abu-Rmeleh, Keren Manor, Hosam Salem, Ezz Zanoun, Anne Paq, Shiraz Grinbaum Editing: Anka Mirkin, Merieke Lauken / Activestills.org …

By Activestills December 31, 2015

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