Solomon Tekah
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi invited Ethiopian-Israeli officers to share their experiences on the issue of racism in the military.
An internal affairs investigation appears to support the testimony of the unnamed officer who killed Tekah, who claims the 19-year-old was killed by a bullet ricochet.
When the tragic shooting of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah touched off nationwide protests, left-wing groups fanned the flames, activists say, seeking to use grassroots demonstrations for political gain.
Acting Police Commissioner Moti Cohen: “We will not allow riots, roadblocks, or violence” • David Tekah, the father of the young Israeli-Ethiopian man killed by an off-duty cop on Sunday, pleads for an end to violence.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan acknowledges the “great sorrow and suffering” of the Israeli-Ethiopian community, but says police will be forced to use “all means” to disperse demonstrations if violence continues.
Thousands of protesters decried the shooting of 19-year-old Solomon Tekah by an off-duty police officer during a street fight near Haifa.