Police Chief Roni Alsheikh on Thursday evening met with members of the Ethiopian community in Israel, and apologized to them over recent remarks which were interpreted to mean that he was insulting members of the Ethiopian community.
In comments at the Israel Bar Association conference earlier this week, Alsheikh said that it is “natural” to suspect migrants of crimes and pointed out the issue of "extra policing" in the Ethiopian community – comments which caused a firestorm.
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