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Ethiopian Israeli Mothers Protest Police Violence

Associated Press

   TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Dozens of mothers are marching through Tel Aviv in a
   show of rising anger over a police officer's fatal shooting of an
   Ethiopian Israeli teenager, which touched off violent protests last
   week.
   Police were out in force as Ethiopian Israeli women and their
   supporters rallied Monday, demanding justice for Solomon Tekah, 18,
   whose death has become a symbol of what the Ethiopian community in
   Israel describes as a pattern of police brutality and discrimination.
   The police officer who shot Tekah remains under investigation by the
   Justice Ministry.
   Street demonstrations had resumed after a seven-day mourning period
   that follows burial in Jewish tradition.

   Israel's largely impoverished community of Ethiopian immigrants, who
   make up less than 2% of the population, have long alleged government
   neglect and routine police harassment.