The shooting to death of Solomon Teka, a young Ethiopian Jew, by an off-duty Israeli police officer sparked protests across the country; modelled in part on the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.
Teka, who was unarmed and who recently turned 18, was shot and killed Sunday night in Haifa’s Kiryat Haim suburb, in northern Israel, while hanging out with friends in a playground.
Crowds of Ethiopian Jews battled police and blocked highways late Monday and through the night in various parts of the country after the shooting on Sunday evening.
His death sparked outrage among members of the community, who say their young people live in constant fear of police harassment because they are black.
