Request 8,000 Falashmura be allowed to make aliyah to Israel from Ethiopia (FILE)Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Interior Minister Eli Yishai is slated to submit a proposal to the government on Sunday Dec 27 2009 to allow over 8,000 remaining Falashmura in Ethiopia to immigrate to Israel. But there are also some 2,000 Tigray whose relatives in Israel hope will have their eligibility to make aliyah to Israel examined. The Tigray (named after one of the districts in Ethiopia) live in northern Ethiopia near the border with Eritrea and Sudan, and their level of Judaism is unclear. Interior Ministry representatives sent to the region to examine the eligibility of the Falashmura said they would also examine the matter of the Tigray. Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye (FILE) Browse the gallery: Request 8,000 Falashmura be allowed to make aliyah to Israel from Ethiopia (FILE) |
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