Israel: The Promised land for the Jews Until They Are Not Black (Analytical Overview on the Phenomenon of Racism in Israel)

In August 2018, the Israeli Knesset declared the occupied territories a country specific to Israel, and declared Hebrew as the official language. This ratification means the resignation of the remaining Arabs in the occupied territories. While subjugating and violating the rights of Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied territories of Palestine has been documented, what has been less and properly addressed is how radicalization in Israel is rooted. The extent of racism in Israel does not end only on Muslims and Palestinian Christians, but includes Jews with ethnic minority backgrounds. This article seeks to prove how and why the “Falashahs,” Ethiopian Jews who have been brought to Israel in several mass transfer operations, imagine themselves to be part of the underclass of the Israeli society. They have been discriminated against not only in housing, employment, training, the army, or even in their religious practices, but have been unwittingly exploited as a backbone for the construction of illegal settlements.