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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 03:43 PM
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Ethiopians protest: You spilled our blood
Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews protest in J'lem against Magen David Adom for throwing out Ethiopian blood from blood drive. Violence ensues

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3324656,00.html

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"Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews and their supporters marched Monday in protest of what they claim is humiliating and racist treatment. The march, which set out from the Jerusalem Convention Center and ended in front of the prime minister's office, addressed an incident in which Ethiopian donated blood had been thrown out of a Magen David Adom blood drive.

Many youths, professors, and students came to protest, along with religious leaders. During the rally in front of the prime minister's office, a policeman on horseback hit one protestor in his head.

Pnina Tameno (25), spokesperson for the anti-racism headquarters who is completing a law degree, told Ynet that "the blood drive affair is the straw that broke the community's restraint. We're patient people by choice, but that doesn't mean we're weak."

"Since we immigrated to Israel, ther has been no progress. Tell me if it's reasonable that we're Jews just like any other Jews, but we have a special Ethiopian rabbi and there are two more rabbis that are for the whole country," added."

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IntiRaymi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 08:34 PM
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1. Racism is everywhere.
Here it is, in the usual form: White on Black.
...
Should the Ethopians assimilate into Israeli society, and become physically white?
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