Leoul Mekonen

Lion of the tribe of Judah! Root of David! #Director of multicultural health studies; #lecturer at various universities, #Activist

[Israel in Ethiopia @IsraelinET]

የእስራኤል ኤምባሲ በኢትዮጵያ ለመላው እስራኤላዊያን እና የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ በሙሉ እንኳን ለአይሁድ አዲስ ዓመት ሮሽ ሃሻናህ እና የኢትዮጵያ አዲስ ዓመት እንቁጣጣሽ በሰላም አደረሳችሁ እያለ መጪው አዲስ ዓመት የሰላም እና የፍቅር እንዲሆንልን መልካም ምኞቱን ይገልጻል።

በዚህ ዓመት የሁለቱ አገራት የአዲስ ዓመት መለወጫ በተመሳሳይ ቀን የሚውል ሲሆን ይህም እስራኤል እና ኢትዮጵያ ምን ያህል የባህል እና ትውፊት ቁርኝት እንዳላቸው ማሳያ ነው።
መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! 🇮🇱🇪🇹🌼

The Embassy of the State of Israel to Ethiopia and the African Union wishes a happy and peaceful Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year, to the Jewish and Ethiopian communities around the world.

This year, the two New Year celebrations fall on the same day—a beautiful opportunity to celebrate our shared hopes for a brighter future.

May the New Year bring peace, prosperity, happiness, and love to the people of Israel and Ethiopia, and further strengthen the bonds between our two nations.

Shana Tova! 🍎🍯

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@TiborPNagyJr Amen! Thanks dear Ambassador! Bless you!

[Israel in Ethiopia @IsraelinET]

Israel and Ethiopia Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Enkutatash Together!🇮🇱🇪🇹🌻💐

The Embassy of Israel in Ethiopia hosted a special celebration at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, bringing together Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year.

This year, the two New Year celebrations coincided on the same day, creating a particularly meaningful occasion to celebrate the longstanding friendship and unique relationship between Israel and Ethiopia.

The event brought together Ambassador Dewano Kedir, Director General for Middle East, Asia and Pacific Affairs at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his team, along with religious leaders, Israeli friends, members of the Jewish community, Shalom Club members, influencers, civil society representatives, media leaders, and other invited guests.

Ambassador of Israel to Ethiopia Dr. Avraham Neguise highlighted the special significance of this year, as the two New Year celebrations coincide while Israel and Ethiopia mark 70 years of modern diplomatic relations.

“Israel and Ethiopia are countries that share history and connections going back 3,000 years, while our modern relationship continues to open new possibilities,” Ambassador Avraham said, describing the relationship as “old in memory and young in possibility.”

Speaking at the celebration, Ambassador Dewano Kedir described the coincidence of Rosh Hashanah and Enkutatash as a special and remarkable occasion, noting that it reflects the unique relationship between Israel and Ethiopia and the deep connections between the two peoples over many years.

The celebration brought together traditions, friendship, and shared hopes for the New Year, highlighting the enduring people-to-people bonds between Israel and Ethiopia.

As the two countries celebrate 70 years of modern relations, the occasion offered a meaningful reminder of a relationship rooted in a shared history while looking toward an even stronger future!

May the New Year bring peace, prosperity, health, and renewed friendship to the peoples of Israel and Ethiopia.

Shana Tova! መልካም አዲስ ዓመት! 🇮🇱🇪🇹🌻💐

@Israel @IsraelMFA @MFAEthiopia @AmbAvrahamN @SivanNoymark

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@TiborPNagyJr @poaenglish Thank you dear Ambassador!

[Israel in Ethiopia @IsraelinET]

እስራኤላዊያኑ የአውሮፓን የወርቅ እና የነሃስ ሜዳሊያ አሸናፊ ሆነዋል፡፡🥇🥉🏃🇮🇱

እንግሊዝ ውስጥ በተካሄደው የአውሮፓ አትሌቲክስ ሻምፒዮና ላይ የእስራኤል የማራቶን ቡድን የወርቅ ሜዳሊያ በማሸነፍ የአውሮፓ ሻምፒዮን ሲሆን አትሌት ጋሼው አየለ ደግሞ 2:09:21 በሆነ አስደናቂ ሰዓት በማጠናቀቁ የነሐስ ሜዳሊያ ማግኘት ችሏል፡፡ 👏

በዚህም የእስራኤል አትሌቲክስ ቡድን ሁለት ሜዳሊያዎችን በማግኘት በአውሮፓ ሻምፒዮን የማይረሳ የፍጻሜ ጊዜን አሳልፈዋል፡፡🏆

European gold and bronze for Israel! 🥇🥉🏃🇮🇱

Israel’s marathon team are European champions after winning team gold at the European Athletics Championships in England, while Gashew Ayele claimed individual bronze with an incredible time of 2:09:21 👏

Two medals and an unforgettable finish to the European Championships for Israeli athletics 🏆

📸 Israel Athletics Association

#TeamIsrael #Athletics #Marathonathletes #Runners #EuropeanChampionships

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@TiborPNagyJr @flyethiopian It is sad such indispensable persons like Tewolde removed from their position in several African countries . I am so happy that there are many nations who fought over Gashe Tewolde Gebremariam. It is a huge loss for Ethiopia.

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@IsraelinET @Israel @IsraelMFA ሐ

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@AbrarSuleiman አሁንማ ባለግዜ ሆኗል በተለይ ፀረ አማራ እና ፀረ ኣርቶዶክሱ ቡድን በደንብ ይረዳዋል

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@TiborPNagyJr Thank you!

[Orthodoxy Daily News @OrthodoxyNews]

Ethiopian journalist detained after she published a video condemning the reported killings of Orthodox Christian civilians in East Arsi Zone, Oromia Region. They kill & persecute civilians b/c of their Orthodox faith & Amhara ethnicity. They then detain those who criticize them.

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@IsraelinET @Israel @IsraelMFA Shabbat shalom

[Global Christian Relief @GC_Relief]

Our brothers and sisters in Christ. Attacked again. We refuse to look away. 🙏

[♥️🖤ሆና-ልያት💚💛❤️🦅 @LeyatHona23]

We will scream, we will shout. We will write and we will tell! We will make sure the voices of Amhara people in Ethiopia are heard! 🛑 #AmharaGenocide #EOTC @ClooneyFDN @HolocaustMuseum @LemkinInstitute @amnesty @UNHumanRights @hrw @Pontifex

[Elizabeth Altaye @AltayeEthiopia]

#ArsiMassacre Led by fascist Abiy Ahmed Ali's genocidal regime. #AmharaGenocide

🚨Horrific attack in Asenko, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia: 53 killed, 190 missing, 1,875 displaced. Over 300 homes and a 101-year-old Orthodox church burned.

[♥️🖤ሆና-ልያት💚💛❤️🦅 @LeyatHona23]

"Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
Raise your voice against the killings, persecution,& displacement of Amhara Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia. Silence in the face of suffering is not justice. #AmharaGenicide #EOTC

[Firstpost @firstpost]

Ethiopia's Orthodox Church is raising the alarm over a fresh wave of violence in Oromia, where dozens of Christians were reportedly killed and hundreds displaced. @alysonle tells you more.

[Leoul Mekonen @LeoulMekonen]

@btbsoco Thanks Bob!

[Sean Nelson @Sean_ADFIntl]

The attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox churches in Oromia recently and sadly ongoing for years are shocking, and officials should be doing more to stop it. It is specific targeting of these Orthodox communities.

But it’s not clear to me that “Islamists” are doing this, but rather extremist Oromo nationalists. Maybe some might be Islamists as well, but this seems timed more for national destabilization because of elections and to inflame tensions.