ness et , ▁he ▁focus es ▁on ▁social ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁helping ▁new ▁imm igr ants ▁integrate ▁into ▁Isra eli ▁society , ▁providing ▁support ▁and ▁education ▁for ▁youth ▁in ▁under priv ile ged ▁neighborhood s . ▁ ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁laws ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et ▁are ▁actually ▁implemented , ▁like ▁the ▁one ▁requiring ▁Eth iop ian ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁be ▁h ired ▁in ▁government ▁offices ▁and ▁government - owned ▁companies ," ▁he ▁said . ▁Neg u ise ▁expressed ▁confidence ▁that ▁the ▁divers ity ▁of ▁the ▁incoming ▁K ness et ▁was ▁a ▁positive ▁development : ▁" We ▁have ▁represent atives ▁of ▁women , ▁new ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁Arab s , ▁and ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁can ▁all ▁work ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et ." ▁He ▁has ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁K ness et ▁not ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁a ▁coal ition ▁is ▁formed ▁to ▁bring ▁all ▁Eth iop ians ▁Jews ▁to ▁Israel . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Neg u ise ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁an ▁Eth iop ian - born ▁soldier ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁who ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁a ▁polic eman ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁rac ist ▁attack ▁which ▁was ▁caught ▁on ▁video . ▁The ▁soldier , ▁Dam as ▁Pak ede h , ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁attack ing ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁and ▁then ▁released . ▁Pak ada , ▁ ▁an ▁or phan ▁who ▁arrived ▁with ▁his ▁sib lings ▁in ▁ 2 0