First Female Ethiopian Jew Elected To Knesset

[Scurrilous]

A female Ethiopian Jew, Pnina Tamano-Shata, was elected to Knesset yesterday as number 14 on the Yesh Atid Knesset list. She is the first Ethiopian woman to be elected to serve in the Knesset.

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"A female Ethiopian Jew, Pnina Tamano-Shata, was elected to Knesset yesterday as number 14 on the Yesh Atid Knesset list. She is the first Ethiopian woman to be elected to serve in the Knesset.

Tamano-Shata – immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia when she was three-years-old – is an attorney. She has also worked as a reporter for Channel 1 News.

"I want to promote as much legislation (as possible) relating to equality and affordable housing. The middle class understands and knows exactly what it wants. It gave us its trust,” she told Channel 2 last night after Yesh Atid’s strong showing at the polls – 19 Knesset seats won – became clear."

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/01/first-female-ethiopian-jew-elected-to-knesset-456.html

[oberliner]

1. Inspiring

Thanks for posting.

[zellie]

2. Huh?

I thought Israel was a racist apartheid state.

Well, Arab Israelis vote

Ethiopian Jews vote

Every Adult Israeli votes.

Unfortunately the PA doesn't like voting.