Jeremy Cool Habash (

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: ג'רמי קול חבש) is an Ethiopian Israeli rapper. Habash raps in both Hebrew and Amharic about his Ethiopian Jewish heritage and the struggles that face many Ethiopian Jews in Israel.Korat, Yael. "Israeli

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as a Democratic Platform." NYU Archives (2007): 43-58. 2 April 2008 Habash’s lyrics do not touch upon topics of mainstream rap and instead center on his passion for

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, the lives of the youth in Israel, and the difficulties of living as an Ethiopian Jew in Israel.Khazzoom, Loolwa. "Israeli Rappers Prove Hip-Hop Will Translate to Any Language."

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4 January 2004. 2 April 2008 . He describes the attraction of Ethiopian youth to hip hop: “Ethiopian youth are attracted to hip-hop as the new expression of our identity.” He explains that Ethiopian-Israeli youth seek to advance themselves through music much like the way

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s have Habash has taught many immigrant children throughout Israel about hip hop and how to create a song with the hope of empowering them with the ability to uphold their

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. Habash dreams one day of creating a

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for the Ethiopian-Israeli youth.

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