ISRAELI SPITS ON 7-YEAR-OLD ETHIOPIAN.
A 14-year-old Israeli boy in the resort town of Eilat caused a storm on social media after uploading a disturbing video of himself spitting into the face of and saying the N-word to a 7-year-old Ethiopian boy. The clip went viral after Israeli social activist and journalist Daniel Amram (@danielamram6 on IG and @danielamram3 on X) shared it.
Reports say an enraged mob beat up the accused, with police arresting both him and the mob on 6 December. The Ethiopian boy’s mother says he now fears playing outdoors and walking alone to school.
The incident highlights the harsh reality of racism African immigrants face in Israel. In a 2012 survey, 52 per cent of Israeli Jews agreed with an outrageous statement by Knesset member Miri Regev that African migrants are ‘a cancer in the body’ of [Israel]. The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) Peace Index survey also found that 33 per cent condone anti-migrant violence.
