A Blue and White call for unity
“Every functioning society needs to strive to eliminate or at least diminish discrimination and racism,” Knesset member Pnina Tamano-Shata, chair of the Blue and White party, told JNS on Monday. Tamano-Shata, Israel’s first Ethiopian-born cabinet…
Assessment
Knesset member Pnina Tamano-Shata, chair of the Blue and White party, calls for efforts to reduce discrimination and racism. Her personal history as an Ethiopian-born former cabinet minister who arrived in Israel via Operation Moses gives weight to her statement. The call comes from a lawmaker with a record of cross-party policy work, suggesting an attempt to bridge political divides on a sensitive social issue.