The committee found that there was institutional discrimination against Ethiopian Israelis, with excessive policing leading to the opening of a large number of police files against them, far higher than their proportion in the population. Despite this, in 2017, 12 percent of the cases involving assaults against policemen were opened against Ethiopian Israelis. D. subsequently attended a pre-army program and served in the Nahal Brigade, after starting the army in a combat-supporting role, to which he was restricted based on his criminal record. In another instance, a person convicted of assisting an assault on policemen had his criminal record expunged. He later served in the army in a combat role and graduated from university with no further criminal record.

Source: Ethiopian News January 03, 2021 19:52 UTC