For decades, Ethiopian Israelis have been told to integrate patiently, vote loyally, serve courageously, and accept whatever political position established parties decide to offer them. But democracy is not an immigration office where citizens wait quietly for someone to call their number, and on Tuesday, Gadi Yevarkan offered a different answer: If the existing table has too little room for Ethiopian-Israeli leadership, build a new table and invite all of Israel to sit around it.