However, the cop could still be disciplined or face minor criminal charges, as officials have questioned his failure to fire a warning shot in the air. The incident immediately sparked renewed accusations of police brutality and racism toward the Ethiopian community. “Everything that happened this week was fueled by the New Israel Fund and Standing Together with German money,” he tweeted. “Their pain is great.”The protests have served to highlight complaints in the Ethiopian-Israeli community of systematic discrimination against them by authorities. Convening a ministerial panel created after the 2015 protests meant to address complaints in the Ethiopian community, Netanyahu said Tekah’s death was a tragedy, but violence would not be tolerated.

Source: Ethiopian News July 05, 2019 19:18 UTC