Haskel asked in the video, referring to large-scale operations held by the IDF throughout his early years of service in order to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. He said that the video was taken when officers were evacuating protesters from their encampment near Balfour. "The attempt to attribute a racist statement to me is baseless, but if anyone has been harmed then I am sorry. This is the place to emphasize that during my years in the Air Force, I was involved in the immigration of Ethiopian Jews - a project that I am proud of. According to the Ethiopian officer who the comment was directed at, she had just finished training when the incident occurred.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2020 18:33 UTC