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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

'It's degrading,' says Ethiopian-Israeli soldier beaten by police

By Oren Liebermann, CNN
Updated 2129 GMT (0429 HKT) May 4, 2015
(HAARETZ) At least 500 people gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Sunday afternoon to protest police brutality toward Israeli Jews of Ethiopian descent.

Jerusalem (CNN)The Ethiopian Jewish soldier at the center of a viral beating video that has sparked protests across Israel says he supports the anti-racism demonstrations, but condemns the violent clashes that erupted.
Cpl. Demas Fikadey, 21, told CNN he was a block away from his house in Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv, when he tried to cross the street. Fikadey says an officer stopped him from crossing, then grabbed his bike and cell phone. Fikadey says he urged the police officer not to use force, but by then, another officer had joined in. Please read more about from the link http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/04/world/israel-ethiopian-soldier/

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