1. Adisu Massala, first Black Jew of the Knesset
Elected to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party in 1996. The first black Jew in the Knesset, who left the country after losing his seat in theparliament, lives in Ethiopia, far from his wife and daughters, to earn a living.
2. Shlomo Molla, Close to FJN, It’s Ariel Sharon, who notices him in November 2005 and does enter in Kadima. This is the start of his political and social engagement. In 2006, Ehud Olmert offered him an important post at the Jewish Agency. In February 2008, Shlomo made his entry into the Knesset thus becoming the first black parliamentarian. He has always been close to Tsipi Livni. “She is an intelligent woman, clear and knowing where she wants to lead the country. I agree with his ideas on the security of Israel, on its peace plan, “he said.
3. Avraham Neguise : was born in Ethiopia, where he worked as a shepherd. Neguise immigrated to Israel in 1985. He obtained a BA and MA in social work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before the 2013 elections, he joined Likoud, and was placed 48th in Likoud commune again failed to win a seat when the alliance won only 31 seats. Before the Knesset elections in 2015, he was ranked 27th on the Likud list. He was elected to the Knesset, the Likud having won 30 seats. Neguise became the only Israeli of Ethiopian origin to be elected to the 20th Knesset.
4. Pnina Tamano-Shata, appointed Minister of the Israeli Government. For the first time in the country’s history, an Ethiopian has been selected to bear the official title of minister. Ms. Tamano-Shata has been active on the political scene, as a member of the Knesset, and has also represented the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. It has become particularly virulent during recent social outbursts, concerning police brutality leading to episodes of deadly violence against Ethiopian youth. Ms. Tamano-Shata led the protests that expressed the concern of the Ethiopian community to see this behavior become endemic. After leaving Yesh Atid and joining the party of Mr. Gantz who became a member of the coalition government, Pnina Tamano-Shata has been appointed Minister of Immigration of the new government.
5. Gadi Yevarkan is an Israeli politician. He was elected to the Knesset for the Likud in 2020, after having been a member of the Knesset for the Blue and White alliance between 2019 and 2020.During his national service in the IDF, he served in the reconnaissance unit of the Givati Brigade, [1] to attain the rank of lieutenant. “Upon entering the Knesset, the black member of parliament kisses his mother’s feet in gratitude.