Ethiopia: Ethiopian jew out to make history as Israelis vote

Mr Avraham Neguise could make history by becoming the first Ethiopian Jew to be elected to the Knesset as Israelis go to the vote. Mr Neguise, who has spent most of his life fighting for the rights of Ethiopian Jews, is the leader of a party known as Atid Echad. It is fielding 10 candidates, five of them Ethiopian Jews. The others include Rabi Yechezkel Stezer, who lives in the US. This is the first time in the history of Israel for Ethiopian Jews to run for national political office. The 100,000 strong Ethiopian community face problems of discrimination in education and jobs and racism in Israel.