The sister of Solomon Tekah, an Ethiopian-Israeli teen killed by an off-duty police officer three months ago, has been allowed to immigrate to Israel and arrived in the country on Sunday. The killing of Tekah, 19, sparked nationwide protests, which at times turned violent and saw damage to property. Days after the shooting, protesters across Israel blocked roads, burned tires and denounced what they said is systemic discrimination against the community. Thousands of Ethiopian families are divided with the government yet to allocate funds to bring some 8,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Most of those remaining in the East African nation are practicing Jews and are believed to have family members that already reside in Israel.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 22:21 UTC