Following the violent protests by Israel’s Ethiopian community in response to the unprovoked beating of an IDF Ethiopian Israeli soldier by police, another policeman was filmed beating an 18-year-old on an Ashdod beach on erev Shabbos 19 Iyar. Police instructed the victim to pick up trash on the beach and after complying, he was assaulted, Channel 10 News reported.

The victim explains he and friends were hanging out on Friday evening when police instructed them to pick up trash. As they were doing this he explains police began harassing him and his buddies and he was then punched. Channel 10 explains this is captured on video.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)