Ashager Araro is living her family's dream as a first generation Israeli. Despite loving her country, she's also experienced fear and violence here because of Palestinians. Still, she hopes for a time where Israelis and Palestinians coexist — and through activism she works to make this a reality.
had been involved in a decades-long civil war. Israeli and Jewish American officials on the ground in Ethiopia were becoming concerned for Jewish Ethiopians safety. Diplomats negotiated a deal to evacuate Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Her father and mother, who was nine months pregnant with Araro, walked for days to Ethiopia’s capital. During the journey, Araro was born. In fact, Araro's first name means"going forward" in Amharic, symbolizing her parent's journey forward to Israel.
"Imagine your entire life, you've talked about this place, and you were praying about this place, generation after generation," Araro explained."And every generation passes it down to the next generation and you never feel at home in the country you were born in because you're always looked at as 'other,' as strangers, as falasha, and you know, there's a better place for you.
Araro says growing up in Israel was a blessing, and her memories are mainly of a happy childhood. But she distinctly remembers the terror attacks that occurred during theor uprising that left her emotionally scarred. From suicide bombings on buses to terror attacks in nightclubs, Araro and her family were constantly on high alert. Her parents refused to let her go anywhere or even step outside to play. Anxiety and stress became the norm.
Araro never let the despair and violence stop her from making friends with Arabs and Palestinians. She jokes and calls her group of friends"the minority league" because it includes Jews, Ethiopians, Arabs of Palestinian descent, Christians, Russians, etc. And they all grew up and live in Israel. Because they all come from different backgrounds, they have diverse political views and opinions.
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