
An Israeli protester holds a sign reading "violent policemen should be sentenced" during clashes between protesters and Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv on Sunday, May 3. The protest was sparked after video emerged showing what appeared to be two police officers beating a uniformed Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin.

Protesters in Tel Aviv are hit by a water cannon as they clash with Israeli riot police during a protest against racism and police brutality on May 3.

Protesters in Tel Aviv clash with Israeli riot police during the May 3 protest against racism and police brutality. The protest was mostly peaceful during the day, but it became violent by nightfall. At least 20 officers were hurt and "multiple protesters" were arrested, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

A protester is hit by the spray from a water cannon. The Tel Aviv protest comes on the heels of a largely peaceful demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday that drew more than 1,000 people.

Israelis from the Ethiopian community burn garbage during the protest.

Protesters clash with Israeli security forces. The videotaped episode from April 26 was a tipping point for Ethiopian Jews, some 125,000 strong, who say they have long felt like second-class citizens.

Protesters in Tel Aviv block a highway on May 3. Several thousand people, mostly from Israel's Jewish Ethiopian minority, were protesting against racism and police brutality.

Israeli police officers detain a protester during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on May 3.

Protesters block a highway during a protest against racism and police brutality in Tel Aviv on May 3.

Protesters block the Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv during the demonstration.

An Israeli woman from the Ethiopian community argues with Israeli security forces.