Roni Fantanesh Malkai, at The Blogs

Roni Fantanesh Malkai

Jun 1, 2026, 7:34 PM

Minister of Transportation Miri Regev took to X this week to announce, “Following the ‘Transportation Justice’ revolution, featuring a 50% discount for the social and geographical periphery, free rides for ages 67+ and discharged soldiers, and discounts for youth,...

Feb 2, 2022, 2:59 PM

Freeing the Jews of Ethiopia, with Castro’s Help: The forgotten story of US Rep. Mickey Leland

A short while ago, George Thomas "Mickey" Leland was supposed to turn 77. His life was cut short many decades ago, when he died died at the age of 45, in a plane crash in Ethiopia, on August 7,...

Dec 27, 2021, 1:47 PM

A critical and historical crossroads for the Beta Israel

Ethiopian olim exiting the plane after touching down at Ben Gurion Airport. (Olivier Fitoussi, courtesy of The Jewish Agency for Israel) via Jewish News

In the middle of the 19th century, a new and mysterious world of Jews in faraway Ethiopia was revealed through an exchange of letters between the leaders of Ethiopian Jewry and the sages of the Holy Land. The moving...

About Me

I'm an attorney, activist, media personality, and author of Bibiland: How Benjamin Netanyahu Transformed Israel into His Own Image" (Steimatzky Publishing) in Hebrew; "We Are Black Jews: Ethiopian Jews and the Journey for Equality in Israel"(Gefen Publishing House); and Hebrew Edition: "עוצמה שחורה: יהודי אתיופיה והמסע לשוויון" (Yedioth Ahronoth Books)