"If everyone sits on their hands, nothing happens": A phenomenological analysis of protest as a reflection of personal and communal processes

When Military Uniforms Change into Prison Uniforms: Military Prison Incarceration Among Ethiopian Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces

“…Studies have shown that a marginalized population pursues their goals in alternate ways (Coe & Jordhus-Lier, 2011; Shakya & Rankin, 2008). In their recent article, Yakhnich and Walsh (2022) describe how the Ethiopian communities’ recent protests in Israel reflect a means of owning a sense of agency and reclaiming a sense of control and power following years of discrimination. For these marginalized young people, incarceration may be a means of achieving a goal, an element less identified in studies on civil imprisonment.…”

“…However, the combination of commitment toward family members who need them and questionable feelings of connection to Israeli society (Itzik, 2019) is the context within which Ethiopian soldiers are conscripted and may actually constitute one of the reasons behind soldiers feeling the need to desert. Recent years have seen a growing rise in anger among the Ethiopian community toward the institutional discrimination they perceive as can be seen in the involvement of the community in social protests (Yakhnich & Walsh, 2022; Yassan, 2022). As such, tension exists between the Ethiopian community and the Israeli (military) establishment, providing a context for understanding the meanings behind incarceration.…”

Risk, resilience and family relationships among at‐risk Ethiopian immigrant youth in Israel: A focus group investigation

“…We considered the impact of the research setting and context on both the participants and researchers, and the need to identify how role boundaries and relationships can be negotiated to mitigate potential participant harm and foster participant agency. We approached participants from a position of respect for the history and resilience of the community, a genuine wish to learn, and an appreciation of the changing power relations of the Ethiopian community in Israel (Yakhnich & Walsh, 2022). We sought to involve community members in respectful and collaborative dialogues on all aspects of the research process.…”