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An Israeli mayor drew fire for criticizing Ethiopian immigrants. Several hundred Ethiopians housed at immigrant facilities in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion walked out of a meeting arranged with Mayor Carmi Gillon on Wednesday, protesting his allegations that members of the community exercised poor sanitation and were considered a nuisance by many townspeople.

August 26, 2004
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An Israeli mayor drew fire for criticizing Ethiopian immigrants. Several hundred Ethiopians housed at immigrant facilities in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion walked out of a meeting arranged with Mayor Carmi Gillon on Wednesday, protesting his allegations that members of the community exercised poor sanitation and were considered a nuisance by many townspeople.

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