Falash Mura
Rock of Israel: Ethiopians fly home to the Jewish state
Surviving war, famine and the pandemic, Ethiopians make aliyah and come to Israel.
Israel’s Falash Mura aliyah from Ethiopia: A painful 30-year saga
NIS 150 million secured for Aliyah and absorption budget
Fifth Operation Rock of Israel flight lands in Israel
Government approves decision to bring 1,000 of 8,000 Falash Mura to Israel
There are approximately 8,200 members of the Falash Mura community in the Ethiopian cities of Addis Ababa and Gondar who are seeking to immigrate to Israel.
Israeli Politician On Ethiopian Jews: ‘Zionism Is Colorblind’
Avraham Neguise (Likud) welcomes Israeli PM’s decision to greenlight immigration of 1,000 Ethiopians, but he and other advocates argue decision does not go far enough.
Herzog: All remaining Falash Mura in Ethiopia must be brought to Israel
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog said that Netnayahu’s decision to bring 1,000 of the approximately 8,000 members of the Falash Mura community to Israel was a "step in right direction."
Netanyahu says 1,000 more Falash Mura to be allowed to immigrate to Israel
The prime minister said he made the decision after consulting with the leading MKs campaigning for the Falash Mura, MKs Avraham Neguise and David Amsalem from his own Likud party.
Netanyahu says 1,000 more Falash Mura to be allowed to immigrate to Israel
The Falash Mura do not have the right to citizenship under the Law of Return since their ancestors converted under duress to Christianity, and are instead granted citizenship under the Law of Entry.
Ministerial committee delays decision on Falash Mura again
This is the third time this year a decision on the issue has been postponed.
Last remnants of Falash Mura community still hoping to come to Israel
“No one can say we are not Jewish. We wouldn’t wait if we weren’t Jewish. I wouldn’t wait for 20 years if I wasn’t Jewish,”