Ethiopian pupils plagued with Israeli Apartheid

In a move more reminiscent of apartheid era South Africa, four Ethiopian students at the Israeli Lamerchav Elementary School in Petah Tikva were segregated in a separate classroom.

 

After prior report of ‘separate’ kindergartens for Ethiopian youngsters, it now appears that racism has spread over in Israel.

 

At the Lamerchav Elementary in Petah Tikva, four female Ethiopian students were separated from their peers and placed in their own segregated classroom.

 

As reported Tuesday by Yediot Ahronoth, the Ethiopian girls and their family had just moved from Haifa to Petah Tikva, where they enrolled in “Lamerchav”. 

  

These Ethiopian immigrants were consequently placed in a separate classroom at the very end of the school corridor. One teacher alone was allotted for teaching them all of the various academic subjects. Moreover, the girls were assigned different recess hours to their peers, and given cab fare home so that they would not “overly socialize” with the rest of the girls.

 

The girls' parents immediately noticed that their children were lonely, depressed and less than eager to go to school. “We do not understand what we did wrong, what crime we’re guilty of. Is this only because we are black?” they asked Ethiopian activist Daniel Uriah, who tired to speak to the principal on their behalf and was unceremoniously kicked out of the school building.