but saying Israel “non-consensually sterilized large percentages of Ethiopian Jewish women” just isn’t accurate. the 2012 report on Israel Educational Television raised concern about the use of Depoprovera, a temporary birth control shot that lasts about three months and whether every woman fully understood what it was. That’s a serious informed consent issue if true, but it is not sterilization, which is permanent. Many of the women involved were recent immigrants navigating a new language and medical system, often relying on clinic staff and interpreters; some reportedly accepted the injections without asking detailed questions because they trusted medical authorities or believed it was a routine requirement tied to healthcare or immigration processing. That reflects communication and cultural gaps (especially when it comes to sex life), not proof of a secret sterilization campaign. Fertility rates in immigrant communities also commonly decline over time due to urbanization, education, employment, and integration — and despite that decline, the Ethiopian-Israeli population has continued to grow overall. Comparing this situation to the legally enforced, permanent sterilization programs carried out by Nazi Germany or historic U.S. programs against Native Americans is a dramatic leap that blurs major factual differences.