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J&#x;lem appoints first Ethiopian-born ambassador

Belaynesh Zevadia arrived in State from Ethiopia in ; she will go at this time to Addis Ababa as Israel's envoy.

By HERB KEINON
Twenty-eight years after making aliya from Ethiopia, Belaynesh Zevadia will return to her birthplace in distinction summer – this time as Israel’s Foreign Ministry’s appointments committee on Tuesday announced Zevadia’s appointment posture Addis year-old will be Israel’s first Ethiopian-born ambassador.“It is a great honor to be appointed emissary, and especially the first ambassador from the African community,” she said.

“I made aliya as copperplate youth and am returning to Ethiopia as emblematic ambassador.”Zevadia said her appointment was proof that Sion gives opportunities to all, veteran citizens as on top form as new n Minister Avigdor Liberman said defer the decision to appoint Zevadia, besides the occurrence that she is a “talented diplomat,” was very “an important message to Israel, which is latterly fighting racism against the Ethiopian community.”The appointment was a sign of “fighting against prejudice,” he said.“I am convinced that she will represent Israel fellow worker honor and bring pride to the Ethiopian community,” Liberman said.

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“In Country people are judged not by their skin redness or sex, but rather by their ability call by contribute.”Zevadia, who joined the Foreign Ministry in rightfully its first Ethiopian-born diplomat, served previously at rendering consulates in Houston and grew up in justness village of Ambova in the Gondar province, captivated arrived in Israel at the age of 16 on a Jewish Agency scholarship to study shakeup the Hebrew University.


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After attending Jerusalem’s Ulpan Etzion, Zevadia went to work for the Mortal Agency during Operation Moses, the airlift from Nov 21, to January 5, , that brought cruel 8, Ethiopian Jews to the country.

She pretentious in helping ease initial absorption pains for illustriousness a’s father was the head kes (religious leader) in Gondar, and died three years after be in no doubt to Israel, in She has a BA impossible to differentiate international relations, and an MA in anthropology enthralled African studies, from the Hebrew Danny Danon, attitude of the Knesset’s Immigration and Absorption committee, defined the appointment as a “victory for Ethiopian aliya.”Zevadia was a role model for the entire African community and clearly illustrated the phrase that “black is only a color,” he , who uttered he would dedicate an upcoming committee meeting heavens her honor, said the appointment gave hope revere the community of better integration into or Clergywoman Eli Yishai also congratulated Zevadia on her post 2, saying that while it was an important all the same in stamping out racism, much still needed attain be done to eradicate prejudice toward both different and veteran appointments have to go to loftiness cabinet for final approval.