Protest over alleged police brutality in Israel turns violent in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)A protest in Tel Aviv over alleged police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews turned violent Sunday, resulting in 57 officers being injured, according to Israeli police.

Most of those injuries were minor, according to police, but one officer was described to be "moderately injured." Police say 12 protestors were injured. The extent of those injuries is not known.

The planned demonstration by the Ethiopian Jewish community -- incensed over a video gone viral that shows a uniformed Israel Defense Forces soldier of Ethiopian descent being assaulted by police -- had been peaceful for hours before things took a violent turn.

Authorities employed horses, water cannons and smoke to disperse the crowd in Rabin Square, where demonstrators had been chanting slogans such as "a violent cop should be in jail."

Forty-three protesters were arrested, according to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri.

The Tel Aviv protest comes on the heels of a largely peaceful demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday that drew more than 1,000 people.

Video sparked protest

The videotaped episode from April 26 was a tipping point for Ethiopian Jews, some 125,000 strong, who say they have long felt like second-class citizens since arriving in two waves of mass immigration in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The video shows the soldier, Damas Pakada, standing and holding a bicycle's handle bars when an officer approaches him and appears to forcefully turn him and the bike around toward the opposite direction. There is no sound, so it's unclear what either party said, but things escalated quickly. The officer charges and takes several swings, knocking Pakada to the ground. A second officer comes to assist before the soldier manages to break free.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that "all claims will be looked into but there is no place for violence and such disturbances."

Netanyahu will meet with Pakada on Monday, as well as with leaders in the Ethiopian community, according to the statement.

One of the policemen in the video has since been fired, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

 

 

ISIS Victmns identified ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ and አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ

አዲስ አበባ፣ ሚያዝያ 23፣ 2007(ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ) በቅርቡ በሊቢያ ውስጥ በአሸባሪው አይ ኤስ በአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ የተገደሉ ኢተዮጵያውያን ማንነት በመለየት ላይ ይገኛል።
በዚህም መሰረት በርካታ የሟች ቤተሰቦች የልጆቻቸውን ሞት ተረድተው ሀዘን ተቀምጠዋል።
ቀደም ብሎ ኢያሱ ይኩኖአምላክ ፣ ባልቻ በለጠ እና ወጣት ብሩክ እና ሌሎች ሁለት ወጣቶች የጨርቆስ አካባቢ ነዋሪዎች የአይ ኤስ ሰለባ መሆናቸው ተለይተው ቤተሰቦቻቸው ሀዘን ላይ መሆናቸው ይታወሳል።

አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ

ጣቢያችን በጎንደር እና ነቀምት ከተሞችም የአሸባሪ ቡድኑ የግፍ ድርጊት ሰለባ የሆኑ ሌሎች ሁለት ቤተሰቦችን አናግሮ መዘገቡ ይታወሳል
አሁን ደግሞ አቧሬ እና ገርጂ አካበቢ ነዋሪ የነበሩ ሌሎች ወጣቶች በአይ ኤስ መገደላቸው ታውቋል።
ወጣቶቹ አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ እና ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ ይባላሉ።
አያልቅበት የ30 አመት ወጣትና ከሶስት አመት በፊት ወደ ሱዳን ያቀና ሲሆን፥ ከእናቱ ጋር ሲኖር የነበረ መሆኑን ከቤተሰቦቹ ተረድተናል።

ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ

አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ ብቸኛ ልጃቸው እንደነበርም እናቱ ተናግረዋል ።
ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ ደግሞ ባለትዳር እና በፎቶግራፉ ላይ እንደምንመለከተው የስምንት እና የአራት አመት ልጆች ያሉት ወጣት ነበር ።
በአዲስ አበባ አቧሬ አካባቢ ይኖር የነበር ሲሆን፥ ከአገር ከወጣ አራት ወር አልፎታል።
ባለቤቱ ብርቱካን ጌቱ ስትባል በአሁኑ ወቅት ባለቤቷን ማጣቷ ተደራራቢ ችግር ላይ እንደጣላት ገልፃለች።
በፍርድ አወቅ አጥቁዬ
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Why your next food porn will come from Ethiopia (CNN)

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions.

(CNN)Ethiopian food may still be a niche cuisine across the globe, but that might not be the case for long. From Washington, D.C. to London, Ethiopian restaurants are earning awards and accolades. Inside the country, the traditionally hearty cuisine is also being given a gourmet twist.

Scroll through the gallery below for an overview of some of the best Ethiopian fare, from traditional wots to fusion flare.

President Obama Meeting with Persecuted Journalists

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው።  በእኔ እይታ ሁለት አይነት ጋዜጠኞች አሉ። እርስዎ ጋዜጠኛ ከሆኑ የትኛው ምድብ እንደሆኑ እራስዎን ይጥይቁ።  

ምድብ አንድ  እውነት አዳኝ ፥ ይህ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት ስራው እውነትን በገባችበት ገብቶ የሚያወጣ እውነተኛ ጋዜጠኛ ነው። ስራው በውሸት ቆሻሻ ተሸፍና መተንፈሻ አጥታ በወሸት ጭቃ ተለውሳ የተደበቀችውን እውነት አድኖ፣ አጥቦ አጽድቶ ወልውሎ ለእይታ ያበቃታል። አንዳንዴም እውነትን ለማጋነን ትንሽ ጌጥ ጣል ጣል ያደርግባታል። ያ ማስፋት ይባላል  
ሁለተኛው ጋዜጠኛ ደግሞ እውነት ገዳይ ውሸት  አዳኝ፥ የዚህ ጋዜጠኛ ስራ እውነተን በውሸት ቆሻሻ እንዳትታይ መደበቅ ነው። ስራው ሁሉ እውነትን በውሸት ተራራ ሸፍኖ ለእይታ እንዳትበቃ ማድረግ ብቻ ነው። ስራው ህዝብን ማደናገር፣ እርስ በርሱ ማናከስ፣ አንዱን በውሸት አሞክሾ ሌላውን የውሸት ጭቃ መቀባት ነው። ታዲያ በጋዚጠኝነት ሙያ የተሰማሩ ወይም የሚሰማሩ ከሆን እርስዎ ስራዎ እውነትን አድኖ ለንባብ ማብቃት ወይስ እውነትን ገድሎ ውሸትን ማወደስ?

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው።

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው። 
በእኔ እይታ ሁለት አይነት ጋዜጠኞች አሉ። እርስዎ ጋዜጠኛ ከሆኑ የትኛው ምድብ እንደሆኑ እራስዎን ይጥይቁ።

ምድብ አንድ  እውነት አዳኝ ፥ ይህ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት ስራው እውነትን በገባችበት ገብቶ የሚያወጣ እውነተኛ ጋዜጠኛ ነው። ስራው በውሸት ቆሻሻ ተሸፍና መተንፈሻ አጥታ በወሸት ጭቃ ተለውሳ የተደበቀችውን እውነት አድኖ፣ አጥቦ አጽድቶ ወልውሎ ለእይታ ያበቃታል። አንዳንዴም እውነትን ለማጋነን ትንሽ ጌጥ ጣል ጣል ያደርግባታል። ያ ማስፋት ይባላል

ሁለተኛው ጋዜጠኛ ደግሞ እውነት ገዳይ ውሸት  አዳኝ፥ የዚህ ጋዜጠኛ ስራ እውነተን በውሸት ቆሻሻ እንዳትታይ መደበቅ ነው። ስራው ሁሉ እውነትን በውሸት ተራራ ሸፍኖ ለእይታ እንዳትበቃ ማድረግ ብቻ ነው። ስራው ህዝብን ማደናገር፣ እርስ በርሱ ማናከስ፣ አንዱን በውሸት አሞክሾ ሌላውን የውሸት ጭቃ መቀባት ነው።

ታዲያ በጋዚጠኝነት ሙያ የተሰማሩ ወይም የሚሰማሩ ከሆን እርስዎ ስራዎ እውነትን አድኖ ለንባብ ማብቃት ወይስ እውነትን ገድሎ ውሸትን ማወደስ?

The United States’ irresponsible praise of Ethiopia’s regime(Washington Post)

By Editorial Board April 30 at 8:43 PM

ETHIOPIA’S ELECTIONS, scheduled for May 24, are shaping up to be anything but democratic. A country that has often been held up as a poster child for development has been stifling civic freedoms and systematically cracking down on independent journalism for several years.

It was consequently startling to hear the State Department’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Wendy Sherman, declare during a visit to Addis Ababa on April 16 that “Ethiopia is a democracy that is moving forward in an election that we expect to be free, fair and credible.” The ensuing backlash from Ethiopians and human rights advocates was deserved.

Ms. Sherman’s lavish praise was particularly unjustified given Ethiopia’s record on press freedom: It has imprisoned 19 journalists, more than any other country in Africa. According to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the country ranks fourth on its list of the top 10 most censored countries in the world. At least 16 journalists have been forced into exile, and a number of independent publications have shut down due to official pressure.

Last weekend marked one year since six bloggers were arrested and jailed without trial. The “Zone 9” bloggers, who used their online platforms to write about human rights and social justice and to agitate for a democracy in Ethi­o­pia, were charged with terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, which has been used to clamp down on numerous journalists critical of the regime. Today, the bloggers remain imprisoned, awaiting what will likely be a trial by farce.

As for the elections, opposition parties say the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front , led by Hailemariam Desalegn, has undermined their efforts to register candidates for the May vote. Since last year, members of opposition parties and their supporters have been arrested and harassed. In March, the sole opposition leader in Parliament said he would not run for reelection due to state interference with his party’s affairs. The EPRDF, which has been in power since 1991, was reported to have won the last elections in 2010 with 99.6 percent of the vote.

The State Department released a statement last week urging Ethiopia to release journalists who have been imprisoned for doing their jobs. But as the considerably more high-profile statement by Ms. Sherman indicated, the Obama administration has been reluctant to criticize what it regards as a key security ally in the Horn of Africa. A State Department spokeswoman confirmed this week that Ms. Sherman’s comments “fully reflect the U.S. government’s positions on these issues.”

With its ancient culture, strategic location and population of 94 million, Ethi­o­pia is indeed key to the future of eastern Africa. But that does not justify make-believe statements or a go-softly approach that is not working. The United States should stop funneling millions of aid dollars to a regime that has continued to choke off the media, hamper the participation of opposition parties and silence its critics. If the election is not judged by independent observers to live up to Ms. Sherman’s billing, the administration should swallow her words — and change its approach.

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የራሳችን ጥናት:- የመጀመሪያው ቀን ወንድሞቻችን የተሰውበትን ቪዲዮ ለማየት ጉልበቱም፣ ድፍረቱም አልነበረም፣ እየቆየ ሲሄድ ግን ሂዎታቸውን  በደቂቃዎች （frame by frame) አሟሟታቸውን በፊት ያለውን  አንድ ባንድ እየቃኘነው ነው። ከስንት ፍለጋ በሗላ በጣም ጥርት ያለ ቪዲዮ (HD VIDEO) አግኝተናል። ታዲያ አንዳንድ ሚዲያዎች እንደሚሉት የውሸት አይመስለኝም። ግን እስክ አሁን ያልገባኝ ልጆቹ ያላቸው እርጋታ እና ዝምታ ነው። በቃ ህልም ላይ ያሉ ይመስላል። የሰጧቸው ማደንዘዣ አለ መሰለኝ። በተለይ ጥቁር ከለበሱት ውስጥ ከመሃል ካሉት በስተግራ በኩል ያለው ልጅ በሰመመን ወይም በእንቅልፍ ላይ ያለ ይመስላል። በቃ ቀና እያለ ሰውየው  (ገዳዩን) ሲናገር ቀና ብሎ ያይና መለስ ይላል። እንደሚመስለኝ የሰጡት ማደንዝዣ አንሶ ወይም መንቃት ፈልጎ ይመስላል። አይኑ በቃ እንቅልፍ ላይ ያለ ይመስላል። 

ከመሃል በቀኝ በኩል ያለው ልጅ ይናገራል። የሚያማትብ ይመስላል ከንፈሩን ይነክሳል። 

ከነዚህ ሰማእታት ጋር አብሮ የተሰዋው እስላሙ ወንድማችን ልዩ ምልክት ያለው ይመስላል። ግንባሩ ላይ ከፀጉሩ መጀመሪያ ላይ እና አፍንጫው ላይ ለምጥ አለበት። ይህንን ምልክት ያስታውሱ። 

ሌላው የጥቁር ለባሾችን ይዞ ከጫካው ሲወጣ የሰልፉ መሪ የነበረው ልጅ ፀጉሩ ዞማ ሆኖ በንፋስ  የሚበተን ነበር፣ ነገር ግን ለሞት ሲያዘጋጇቸው በግራ በኩል መጀመሪያ የነበረው ልጅ ፀጉሩ አጭርና ፂም  ያለው ልጅ ነው። 


የቢጫ ለባሾችም በሰልፍ ያሉት እና የታረዱት ይለያያል። እስካሁን ፍራቻው ስላለቀቀኝ ሲታረዱ ያለውን ቪዲዮ እዘልዋለሁ እንጂ ለማዬት በጣም ይሰቀጥጣል። 

እንዲሁም ሁለት ጥቁሮች （ገዳዮች） አሉ። ቅጥነታቸውና እርዝመታቸው የኢትዮጵያዊ  ነው ከሚባለው ይልቅ ሶማሌ  ይመስላሉ። እጃቸው በጣም እረጅምና ቀጭን ነው። አሁንም ጥናቱን እንደቀጠልሁበት ነው። መቼ እነሚያልቅ ግን ፈጣሪ ይወቀው። 

ይህንን ጥናት ሳደርግ ከዋናው አይሲስ ድር ገፅ ሳይሆን አይቀርም የደረስ ሁት። ድር ገፁ በቃ በየ ቀኑ  ቪዲዮ ያወጣል። አይጣል ነው። ለምሳሌ ዛሬ ሁለቱን ሰወች ጭንቅላታቸውን በቡክሌት ፈጥፍጠው ሲገድሉ ትናንት ደግሞ አንገታቸውን የእንጨት ትራስ አንትርሰው በጎራዴ ቀሏቸው። ይህ ሁሉ ሲሆን ገዳዮች ፊታቸው ይታያል ህፃናት እና ሴቶች ከበው ያያሉ። በጣም ዘግናኝ ግዜ ደረስን። ለምሳሌ ባላፈው ጊዜ ትሪፑሊ ሊቢያ ላይ አንዱን ከተማ ሲያጋይ እዚያው ቆሞ ቪዲዮ ይቀዳል። 

 የናንተም የኔም ጥያቄ ይህ ቪዲዮ እውነት ነው ውይ ነው? ሰሞኑን በ አደባባይ የራሳቸውን ዜጋ ሲገድሉ ካዬሁ በሗላ ይህ ቪዲዮ ውሽት መሆኑን መጠራጠው ሳይሆን ይህንን ቪዲዮ ለመስራት ሌሎችም ሰወች ሳይሞቱ የቀረ አይመስለኝም። ይህ ቪዲዮ በጣም ለማስፈራሪያ ሆኖ እንዲሰራ ስለታሰበበት ሌሎችም ብዙ ሰወች ሰለባ የሆኑ ይመስለኛል::

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al-Furqān Media presents a new video message from The Islamic State: “Until There Came To Them Clear Evidence”

The US Treasury Department added the Al Furqan Foundation Welfare Trust to the list of terrorist entities today. Al Furqan, which is based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, funds al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the Taliban, and has been directly linked to a notorious jihadist who is a leader in both al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Treasury added Al Furqan to the US list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. A State Department press release on the designation noted that the move was made along with the Saudi government, which listed the group “under its Law of Terrorism Crimes and Financing and the Royal Decree A/44.”

 የቪዲዮው አዘጋጅ የሚገኘው ሶሪያ ነው ያቤት የሚመስል አርማ ያለበት ደግሞ የ አይሲስ ተከታይ ድርጀት ሲሆን በአብዛኛው ጥቁር ቱታ የለበሱትን የገደለውን ያሳያል። ይህ የሚያሳዬን ወንድሞቻችን በሁለት ቡድን የተገደሉ ሲሆን ቪዲዮውን ለማጠናቀር ሶሪያ ተልኮ የተሰራ ይመስለኛል የምህም ማለት ይህንን ቪዲዮ ሰርቶ ለማጠናቀቅ ሳምንታት ብልም ወራት ይወስዳል።  እኔ ባደረግሁት ጥናት መሰረት ለአይሲይ ቪዲዮውን የሚሰራው ኩባንያ በጣም የተደራጀና ልክ ሆሊ ውድን የሚስተካከል ኩባንያ ነው። እንደሚመስለኝ ከስልሳ አምስትሺ በላይ የድረ ገፆችን የሚያስተናግድ ሲሆን የሚሰሩት ቪዲዮውች በሶስት ይከፈላሉ የመጀመሪያው ደጋፊ ለመሰብስብ ሲሆን ሌላው ደግሞ ለማስፍራርት እና ለመመልመያ አገልግሎት  ይውላል።

ሌላው በዚህ ጥናቴ  ቪዲዮውን ማን መጀመሪያ ለኢንተርኔት ለቀቀው ሲሆን ይህንን ያዘጋቸው ማን ነው የሚለው ነው። በቪዲዮው ላይ ከላይ በኩል በግራ ወይም በቀኝ የ አይሲስ አርማ ያለ ሲሆን ለላ ቤት የሚመስል አርማ ያለበት አለ እንዲሁም ቪዲዮው ሲጀምር ልክ የ አልጃዚራን ምልክት የሚመስል  ሎጎ  አለ።

Ethiopians from Yemen Arrieved to Addis

Ethiopians from Yemen Arrived to Addis

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An Ethiopian man and South African woman to tie the knot. 27-year-old Thandeka Mkhwanazi

South Africa: Love and Marriage in the Midst of Hateful Xenophobia

By Ntombi Mbomvu

Not even a series of xenophobic attacks in the city of Pietermaritzburg could stop the preparations for an Ethiopian man and South African woman to tie the knot. 27-year-old Thandeka Mkhwanazi and Mali Wondawock, 26, hosted neighbours and residents at their home in Cinderella Park at their Umembeso ceremony on Saturday.

Umembeso is a traditional Zulu ceremony, where both the bride and the groom's family exchange gifts as a sign of welcoming one another, usually performed prior to the white wedding ceremony.

Despite the robbery of an Ethiopian shop owner on the day, the Umembeso went ahead. Mkhwanazi and Wondawock met four years ago at Cinderella Park, where Wondawock has two businesses.

Mkhwanazi said, "I didn't care about his nationality ... I started having butterflies when he was around and as a woman I knew that those were the signs of being in love.

"Giving birth to our daughter Ganita in 2013 created a bond that made our love concrete. Women have the strongest instincts and with what I was feeling it became obvious that what we were sharing was something that was legitimate."

Regarding the xenophobic attacks in the city of Pietermaritzburg, she said, "My husband is not going anywhere, we have a family here and he can't leave his family. We have a two-year-old daughter and that means South Africa is his home now. He is not going back to Ethiopia just because there are selfish people who attack people of their own skin color.

"Xenophobic attacks will not stand in our way; we love each other"

"Not even xenophobic attacks will stand in our way. We love each other. I will stand by my husband through thick and thin and I'm going to marry him. People will be watching as they were watching today. Our love is stronger and it can conquer anything. I vow that nothing will separate us," said Mkhwanazi.

My Dear Brother, I was very happy to hear from you after a long time. It is a pity that we are reconnecting under sad and painful circumstances which have prompted you to write an open letter to me. By PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA.

My Dear Brother, I was very happy to hear from you after a long time. It is a pity that we are reconnecting under sad and painful circumstances which have prompted you to write an open letter to me. By PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA.
I remember you from our days in Mozambique, when you worked at the Mozambique Information Agency and when you were editor of Tempo magazine and later of Noticias.

I cannot forget the friendship that Mozambique accorded my comrades and to me personally. In fact Mozambique became my second home and it remains my home.

You are in pain as your letter indicates, because of the deaths of Mozambicans and the general attacks on foreign nationals in parts of our country. South Africans are also in pain because of the tragic and senseless killings of all seven persons in the past weeks. These are three South Africans and four foreign nationals.  May their souls rest in peace and may their tragic deaths unite us all in the quest for peace and an end to violence.

The reports we have received indicate that the attacks last week in Durban were sparked off by the conduct of an employer who fired South African workers who had gone on strike and employed workers from outside the country. Even in the South African context, the employment of scab labour usually triggers an angry reaction from workers who are on strike. We join the country’s trade unions in appealing to employers to avoid such behaviour of pitting workers against one another.  The Soweto attacks in January were triggered by the fatal shooting of a young man by a non-South African shopkeeper. 

President Paul Kagame confirms Rwanda-Israel deal to host African immigrants

President Paul Kagame confirms Rwanda-Israel deal to host African immigrants

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has confirmed media reports that Kigali is finalising a multimillion dollar deal that will see it host illegal immigrants that Israel intends to expel.

According to Israeli media reports, the Middle Eastern country plans to relocate illegal immigrants to Rwanda and Uganda, which Kigali had denied knowledge of.

The agreement, which has come under scrutiny by human rights organisations, will see Israel deport hundreds of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum-seekers to both Rwanda and Uganda in return for favourable deals that include millions of dollars in grants.

Israel’s Interior ministry confirmed this week in a statement that it will "expel immigrants from the detention centres" and encourage migrants "to leave Israel in a safe and respectable way" to targeted African countries that would grant them legal immigration rights.

Addressing a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, President Kagame said that there is an ongoing discussion between Rwanda and Israel, even though he does not have details regarding the progress.

“On Rwanda and Israel, yes, I know there has been this discussion and it has been a debate in Israel about these Africans who have migrated to Israel as they do to other European countries. Some of them are either there illegally or with different status,” he said.

President Kagame said that Israel planned to return the immigrants to their countries of origin but some refused citing danger to their lives. He added that the Tel Aviv government suggested to them different countries including Rwanda where they would be relocated to.

“I do not know the details this far, what more or less that has happened to the issue,” the president said adding that he has learnt that “there is some package they (Israel) give them to leave, so we have been approached.”

Mr Kagame said the Rwandan immigration is handling the issue.

Efforts to reach the Immigration director-general Mr Anaclet Kalibata or the institution’s spokesperson Ange Sebutege were futile.

Controversial programme

According to reports, Israel is set to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum-seekers estimated to be over 50,000 to countries in Africa – including Rwanda and Uganda under a new policy which has been greatly criticised by human rights defenders.

Israel has been accused of imposing on the Eritrean and Sudanese migrants into leaving the country with their future in the new countries not guaranteed. In return, the receiving countries are expected to receive huge amounts of unspecified cash.

Last September, a Human Rights Watch report concluded that the Tel Aviv government created "convoluted legal rules" and used the insecure legal status of Eritrean and Sudanese migrants to detain them indefinitely.

Many asylum-seekers are held in southern Israel’s Holot detention facility, in the middle of the Negev desert. The facility is regarded as a de facto open-air prison according to an Eritrean refugee named Hobtom, who spoke to IBTimes UK in 2014.
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Zuma Blames African Countries, Queries; ‘Why Are Their Citizens Not In Their Countries And Are In South Africa?’

South Africa President Jacob Zuma Monday lashed out at Africa governments who “criticise the South African government but their citizens are in our country”, even he took a firm stance against stance on the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped the country.

Addressing the public on Freedom Day at  the Union Buildings South Lawn, Zuma chastised governments who have criticised the South African government for the violence that has claimed seven lives.

“As much as we have a problem that is alleged to be xenophobic, our sister countries contribute to this. Why are their citizens not in their countries and are in South Africa?” he asked.

This comes in the wake of Nigeria recalling its ambassador to South Africa in protest at the xenophobic violence.

Nigeria has summoned Acting High Commissioner Martin Cobham and Deputy High Commissioner Uche Ajulu-Okeke “for consultations” over the “ongoing xenophobia”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali said in a statement on Saturday.

Zuma said a frank conversation on illegal immigrants needed to take place within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as well as the African Union.

Zuma mentioned the murder of Mozambican citizen Manuel Jossias—first identified as Emmanuel Sithole—in the Alexandra township.

“He used a false name to avoid detection by authorities as he was an illegal immigrant,” he said.

Zuma paid tribute to the three South Africans who were killed in the attacks in Durban: Ayanda Dlamini, Msawenkosi Dlamini and Thabo Mzobe, who was 14 years old.

He said South Africans were angry, adding; “We need to be cured, we are sick”.

“The latest outbreak of violence necessitates more comprehensive action from all of us to ensure that there is no recurrence. We have to address the underlying causes of the violence and tensions, which is the legacy of poverty, unemployment and inequality in our country and our continent and the competition for limited resources,” Zuma said.

South Africans need psychological cure

He also spoke at length of how violent South African communities are, adding that “we need a psychological cure”.

“Apartheid was a violent system and it produced violent countermeasures to it. So people still believe that to fight authority you must fight government ... even now, when it is your own government. We need to be helped as a society,” he said.

“They get excited. They burn the tyres; they block the roads; they destroy property; exercising their rights but interfering with the rights of many.”

Zuma then lashed out at the Economic Freedom Fighters and their trademark militancy  in Parliament.

“Look at the institution that is said to be the apex of democracy, Parliament. Look at the politicians whom you have voted for, how angry they are. How defiant they are, even in Parliament,” he said to thunderous applause.

Zuma said Parliament and the office of the Speaker should be respected.

He was taking exception to the behaviour of EFF Members of Parliament who often disobey the orders of the Speaker in the national assembly.

“If the Speaker says ‘Out of my house’, you must get out. But what do some of the members of Parliament do when the Speaker says ‘Sit down’, they say ‘Speaker, I want to address you’. They will continue addressing the speaker. If the speaker says ‘Withdraw’ they say ‘I won’t withdraw’. If the speaker says ‘Out’ they say ‘I won’t go out’,” Zuma told the crowd.

He said this was a glaring example of what he called the “violent culture of apartheid”.

“Imagine if politicians are so angry then who will rule the country.”

This article first appeared in Mail & Guardian.