For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel? These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured and held in Gaza in 2014. Footage of Mengistu, looking nervous but also somewhat defiant, calling on
Israel’s Racism Exposed in Ongoing Imprisonment of Ethiopian-Born Soldier Avera Mengistu
Israel’s discriminatory behavior towards black people, including the lack of concern for captured Ethiopian-Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu, is rooted in the country’s institutionalized racism towards African asylum seekers and Ethiopian Jews,
By Ramzy Baroud
