RR7202 ISRAEL'S BLACK PANTHERS

(5 Jan 1972) RR7202 ISRAEL'S BLACK PANTHERS Cuts for story w009569
Since the state came into being in 1948, hundreds of
thousands of Jews have flocked into Israel to form the
nucleus of a new nation. They fell into two main
categories, the Ashkanazi Jews from Europe and
North America, and the Sephardic or Oriental Jews
from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The
Ashkanazi usually arrived with money, education and
long experience of the business methods of an
industrialised society. They also spoke Hebrew. The
Sephardic Jews were often illiterate, penniless and
with large families. They spoke Arabic, or at any rate
not Hebrew. How to close the social and economic
gulf between these two groups is now one of the most
pressing problems facing the Israeli government.
About two years ago, a group of young Sephardim,
calling themselves Black Panthers after America's
militant Negro group, began a series of violent
demonstrations to draw attention to the plight of their
people. They claim that Sephardic Jews are second-
class citizens in Israel. We examine their case and talk
to some of their leaders.

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