Ethiopian and Arab citizens of Israel reported the most complaints about incidents of racism and/or discrimination with the Justice Ministry last year, according to a report by the agency issued on Sunday.
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According to Haaretz, the most common complaint was discrimination when being serviced.
According to the report, 24% of the cases reported involved racism directed at Ethiopians, 24% against Arabs, and 10% were incidents of discrimination against ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Four percent of complaints involved Jews of Middle Eastern descent.
In 2021, 458 cases were opened on complaints of racism and discrimination, a slight decrease from previous years (497 in 2019, 506 in 2020).
Haaretz noted that the data referred only to complaints received by the Justice Ministry, which might not reflect the actual number of incidents.
When it comes to the type of incidents reported, 23% involved alleged discrimination by service providers. Another 11% involved hiring and employment, while 10% cited racist or discriminatory expressions made in public.
Nine percent of complaints referenced racists or stereotypical advertising, 7% referred to racist speech in public, 7% cited racism in police behavior, 4% cited educational issues, and 3% of complaints were about allegedly racially-motived crimes.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
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