Zena was listed in a 2019 Noam party blacklist which detailed LGBTQ+ figures in media, academics that were feminist, and other government officials perceived as problematic.
The prosecution decided earlier this week not to charge the driver with homicide, saying the accident was "unavoidable."
Hundreds of protestors blocked Ayalon road on Monday, in response to authorities' refusal to charge a driver who killed a young Ethiopian boy in a hit-and-run accident.
Despite the fact that many Israelis of Ethiopian descent have succeeded in every sphere they are still a marginalized minority facing discrimination in Israeli society.
If it survives the current turbulence in the Start-Up Nation, it may result in a more diverse hi-tech community.
Zehava wants to finish her degree and find meaningful work at a company in which she can use her potential and influence her environment.
The second phase of Operation Tzur Israel, an initiative aimed at facilitating the Aliyah of relatives of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, was completed on Wednesday, as 130 new immigrants arrived.
Many of us here in Israel live in a bubble. For ESRA, its SBC students and all those dedicated to helping people less fortunate than themselves - they live beyond the bubble.
Btsalmo director Shai Glick said that Aweke Zena was a "tremendous asset" to the State of Israel, government service and the fight against racism.
Lior Solomon was accused of having sexual relationships with six women in return for helping them to help bring their families to Israel from Ethiopia but was only convicted on three of these counts.
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