Responding to demands from the Ethiopian-Israeli community, Netanyahu vowed to facilitate the immigration of around 1,000 Ethiopians from the Falassh Mura community. By: World Israel News StaffAt a meeting on Sunday of the ministerial committee that overseas issues related to the Ethiopian-Israeli community, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to help bring to Israel a significant number of new immigrants from Ethiopia. The term “Falash Mura” refers to Ethiopians who claim Jewish descent but whose ancestors converted to Christianity either forcibly or voluntarily. “We are not prepared to accept racism against the Ethiopian Jewish community or against any other ingathering in Israel,” vowed Netanyahu. Currently, there are an estimated 7,700 Falash Mura remaining in Ethiopia, who may be permitted to immigrate to Israel by the end of 2020.

Source: Ethiopian News September 17, 2018 18:00 UTC