Posted on 02/08/2006 11:34:52 AM PST by Esther Ruth
Planeload of Ethiopian Immigrants Arrives in Israel 19:30 Feb 08, '06 / 10 Shevat 5766 By Israel National News Staff
A chartered plane brought 150 new immigrants from Ethiopia to Israel Wednesday morning after a long wait and lull in Ethiopian Aliyah (immigration to Israel).
Also on the flight was Jewish Agency Chairman Ze'ev Bielski and 100 North American donors, who stepped in to help fund the mass Aliyah of the remaining Ethiopian Jews waiting to emigrate.
The Americans visited the slums where the new olim (immigrants) had been living while awaiting departure to the Jewish state. Shanty-towns were built near Israel’s embassy in Addis Ababa as prospective immigrants waited for their visas.
Israel has already absorbed more than 50,000 Ethiopian Jews. Since 1998, though, only 2,500 have been brought to Israel, under a family reunification program. Though the Falash Mura, as they are called, are believed to be the descendants of the tribe of Dan, they undergo conversion when rejoining the Jewish people due to the intermarriage and forced conversion of their ancestors and Jewish legal complications their lengthy estrangement from the Oral Law has presented.
The Union of Jewish Communities in North America pledged to raise $100 million to help with the Aliyah and absorption of Ethiopian olim.
Last year, now-comatose Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered that 15,000 Ethiopians be brought to Israel by 2007, referring to it as the final wave of the Ethiopian immigration program.
Published: 19:04 February 08, 2006 Last Update: 19:30 February 08, 2006
Proof that Jews hate blacks. /sarc
Did they bring the Ark of the Covenant with them? (There's strong evidence the Ark is in Ethiopia.)
They have to get it past the gatekeeper who is chained to the chamber in which it is thought to be kept.
They have to get it past the gatekeeper who is chained to the chamber in which it is thought to be kept.
They have to get it past the gatekeeper who is chained to the chamber in which it is thought to be kept.
I thought it was in a giant warehouse.
Ethiopian Jews would rather take there chances in Israel than live in a predominantly Black African Country. I bet you won't hear about this in the Amsterdam News ( Harlem, not Holland).
Ethiopian Jews are black too. They are just very poor and the Israelis give them relocation $$$.
you can say that again ... ooops ... you did ... and again! sorry LOL
I remember reading or hearing many years ago that there were Ethiopians that claimed themselves as being one of 'Lost Tribes of Israel'. I wonder if these a part of that group?
Only problem is that a life of sitting on a step does not make it too tough to overcome the poor old guy. Noble cause. Wonder if he's ever been inside or if they maintain a "holy of holies" in the building. I read that book, "The Sign and the Seal" by Graham Hancock. It was such a good read for me.
The comment you reffered was not written by me. Please get your responses straight.
Echo-Echo-Echooooooooooo......
Sorry. No offense meant to you. Accept my apology. I was excited about this story. It is one worth telling. Do you agree?
I think the correct term is Falasha
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Falasha is considered a derogatory term by Ethiopian Jews. They call themselves Beta Israel.
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