Ethiopians Protest Government Decision To Bar Falash Mura Fr

  • 12 years ago
Hundreds of Ethiopians demonstrated outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding that the government act immediately and allow their relatives to immigrate to Israel. Thousands of Ethiopian Falash Mura remain stranded in Addis Ababa and Gundar waiting in camps  to be flown to Israel. Years ago the government promised it would look into the status of the Falash Mura who remain in Ethiopia and assist them to immigrate to Israel and join their families. However two months ago the government declared that the quota had been filled and there are no plans to examine the Jewish status of those waiting in Ethiopia. The protesters held the pictures of parents, children, relatives and oth