Racism and violence in Isreal

Racism  is not exclusive to the United States. The Urban Dictionary defines racism. If you click on the last link, you will be able to see the definition I copied below. It is the fourth definition.

racism 

An excuse given by one 'race' of people to abuse another person's rights. Usually created by blind ignorance.

A Jewish soldier in uniform of Ethiopian descent was involved in a verbal confrontation with two Israeli police officers. It downgraded into a scuffle. The soldier went to jail. If it were not for a street video recording of the incident, the soldier would have been charged with a crime he did not commit. One of the police officers has been fired. People of Ethiopian descent are angry. Evidently there is a history of problems. A peaceful rally turned violent. Injuries happened on both sides. Arrests were made.

Attempts are being made to get to the heart of the problem between these fractions in Israel. Patience is needed by both groups while the investigation is going on, In the meantime, everyone needs to stop. There are differences in all groups of people. Instead of putting the focus on how different each group is, put it on how each is alike. It is simple, both groups are alike because they are Jews.

I read information from the following links and watched news feeds before blogging.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-to-meet-with-assaulted-ethiopian-israeli-soldier/

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Ethiopian-Israelis-ask-If-there-were-no-footage-what-would-have-happened-to-this-soldier-400986

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/world/middleeast/ethiopian-israelis-protest-in-tel-aviv-over-police-treatment.html?_r=0

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/03/world/israel-police-protests/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/world/middleeast/ethiopian-israelis-protest-in-tel-aviv-over-police-treatment.html

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=racism&utm_source=search-action