Members of Israel’s Ethiopian community who account for about one hundred and thirty thousand of the country’s eight million population have called for the commissioner to be sacked.
The Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews said the remarks were intolerable and reinforced stereotypes that portray all young people from thier community as delinquents and criminals.
Last year, thousands took to the streets to protest against alleged police abuses after a video emerged showing two officers beating an Ethiopian-Israeli soldier.
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