Professor Jeheskel Shoshani [Photo: Haaretz
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Israeli Professor Jeheskel Shoshani, a world-renowned researcher of elephants at Addis Ababa University, was among the victims of Tuesday’s minibus explosion in the Ethiopian capital’s downtown area.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it remains unclear whether the explosion was terror-related and if Shoshani was aboard the minibus when it exploded.
The transfer of Shoshani’s body is being handled by the US consul general in Addis Ababa, as the professor also holds American citizenship.
Minibus after blast [Photo: AFP
Three people were killed and nine others were injured in the explosion, which occurred as the minibus was traveling on the road which runs between the Hilton Hotel and the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
Source: Ynet
15 thoughts on “Israeli professor killed in Addis Ababa minibus explosion”
This is the second loss for Israelis in Addis Ababa I believe,
life in Ethiopian capital is not as rosey as tourists try to paint. May God bless his saul and comfort his loved ones.
Regime has been pressing NGOS in the country to be followed by
their security agents, in order to gather detailed information
on them, who they meet, what their opinion of the regime etc.
This fatal crime could easily point that regime want to press the need of assisgning agents per NGO in the country by killing such a prominent professor. This has all points to the same wreckless acts of Mr Zerkawi of Tigrean invaders. Why would this and another Israeli personnel die almost in the same territory in less than a mile apart? Do you know this area is full of Tigrean security agents more than any place? Not ordinary citizens frequent at these areas. Grand Haile Silassie palace, where baboons dine and celeberate their loots is located next to this local. EU commission is also there. The Hilton Hotel where westerners stay is behind it. Many regimes offices are right there. No common citizen can afford to be in this locals. The killing of these citizens and the people around the great professor was pre-planned to limmit eye witness off the scene and all are clear characters TIGREAN LIBERATION FRONT’s handi-works.
Many.. many Ethiopian citizens where fetched off their home and kept in the homes of security agents, where they were murdered without any traces, few who witness such barberic acts, testify descritly, fearing for their lives.
Ethiopian have lived through 17 years of hell and only God knows when this misery ends.
May sauls all be blessed by almighty, and lead investigators to the right direction. Arrest Meles Zenawi, bankrupt woyanne criminals.
Its so sad! why do always innocent people are the target of this horrible crime?
We all know that this is the arts of T.P.L.F. Criminal Gangs. Therefore The Taxi Drivers Union MUST CALL IMMEDIATE emergency Meetings and organize themself and protect its Citizens as well as their property. If they were doing this when the first incedent happed this would not BE HAPPENED TODAY yet again! I belive one of the most Steps will be They have to start checking each and every passengers before they get on Bords of the taxi If they don’t do this.. Just like this one and the past horrible crime It won’t stop. NOW ITS UP TO THE TAXI DRIVERS UNION! TO STOP THIS!!! BEFORE T.P.L.F FINISHED ITS CITIZEN ONE BY ONE!
May God be with you for all the innocent people who lost their life AND OR WHO SUFFERED WITH THIS CRIME :(
TPLF killed those people, I have no doubts. They just did not know there was an important man amongest the travelers. But then again, this guy is a foreigner, why would he get on a crowded small taxi??? I am beginning to suspect the story a little.
Hezy Shoshani was one of those great people you never forget meeting; his youthful exuberance about his science and the elephants (and the people) he knew transcended his age. What a tragedy.
Woyane is accountable for this innocent man and other blameless thousands of Ethiopian blood. This should be a wake up call to everyone. No one is immune from Woyane’s genocide.
This tragedy has a woyanne finger print all over it. It is a conspiracy to blame others.
Dawit It’s eazy for you and me to say what we want from our safe heavn here in U.S or west.Remember the 2005 elections when TPLF lost the elections and the people took it to the streets with bus drivers and everybody.Some buses owners lost their way of living b/c TPLF took away their buses saying they supporet CUD during 2005 elections.Before they get back their buses I herad they have to sign paper and pay fees so they can get back on streets and make a living.YEs I belive 100% TPLF is behind this bus bomb and many others in the past.Meles must be arrested and send to hell.
As soon as we heard the news of the explosion, Woyane blamed it on OLF/ONLF. That is when I realized that Woyane is in this criminal act deep to it knees. How else would one know who is the culprit of a criminal act without any investigation unless one is involved in it?
I have always said Woyane is the future Alqaueda. The West is supporting these Mafioso at their own risk.
IF AN AMERICAN CITEZEN IS MURDERD IN THIS [WAYANE TERROR ACT] WE HOPE FBI MUST GO TO ADDIS FOR INVESTEGATION LIKE THEY HAVE DONE IN MANY COUTRIES WE WONT TO NOW THE TRUTH.
Make no mistake about it,this distinguished professor was targetted for numerous reasons by Meles Zenawi’s thugish thugeres.
The professor was in Eritrea doing reseach 2 years ago and knows the quagmire states.
The professor travels to remotests places in Ethiopia due to his research which one of such places is border areas where thugere thugs are caught selling land to neighboring derbushes.
Many issues and his enlightenedness placed him the prime target by this bloody tyrants. Facts are all written on the wall and connecting the dots are easy.
Deepest condolences to the famlies and relatives of the dead professor.
As an intelligent and learned mature man he should have easily foreseen the real dangers residing in a country being ruled by a despotic, violent medieval minority dictatorship.
When people take unnecessary risks by visiting and staying in danger zones they may be forced to pay with their lives for which there is no any spare parts for replacements of the already lost life.Hmm…!
Dear fellow people of Ethiopian origine at every corner of the earth… we do have only two options: 1. either die while watching (without doing anything) 2. die for a cause (when struggling to make a difference)..
We have witnessed with in less than 20 years when Ethiopia became land locked.. when thousands of hectares of Ethiopian land given away to Neighbouring countries…… when Oromo, Amhara, Gambella, South and Somali people are massacred…….. when Ethiopia was forced to engage in unwanted war with neighbouring countries (that will definetely threaten the stability, wellbeilg and peace of future Eethiopia and future generation)………… Dear Ethiopians, doing something is not our option rather our obligation……. I am not saying that all of us should go to the front… but we all have something to do.. let us be bvoice of the voiceless and do practical things which contributes to the end of TPLF led tyranical governance in Ethiopia…. let us get a cure to the North East Africa Countries!
Down with Meles Zenawi and his government!
It is weyane’s drama as usual. it is really sad that TPLF is playing with the life’s of innocent people for their evil propoganada. whom will TPLF take to court for their bloody crime? may be TEDY AFRO HAS LAUNCHED A ROCKET FROM QALITY?
I can not understand how Woyane dare to do this especially when a high profile Jew professor is a victim. It is just playing with fire. Himmmmm leave alone killing saying bad things about a jew is very very dangerous. Woyane knows this and therefore, I do not think it did it.
Hezy Shoshani was a man who was forthright in his opinions, emotional about how he imagined society might be, always expressive, always opinionated, but Hezy would never be violent, never use power, never intimidate. He loved the life of the debate, the dialogue, and the life of the mind. He was interested in every human being and elephant he ever met (and some other beings as well). He lived in several countries, worked in more, spoke the languages, knew the people. That we lost him in a bombing is tragic irony because everything he stood for in life was to be an antidote to that kind of sickening violent action.