A group of the 275 Bnei Menashe immigrants recently arrived in Israel with the assistance of Shavei Israel. The immigrants hail from a number of states in the northeastern part of India, along the border with Burma and Bangladesh. … [Read more...]
Out of Africa, and Back
Posted on January 6, 2013 Written by
A delegation of outstanding Ethiopian-Israeli high school students visited the country where their parents were born. Zahava remembered that the name she was given at birth was Aregitu (meaning roots) - Netanel filmed a movie of the school where his father studied - Daniel connected with a young child who is waiting to make Aliyah - Gila was touched by singing Hatikva in the Jewish cemetery at Wolleka - All of the participants returned more mature, valuing life, and feeling more connected to both their pasts and Israel. … [Read more...]
Israel TV Expose Says Falash Mura Women ‘Coaxed’ to Accepting Long-Acting Birth Control Drugs
Posted on December 9, 2012 Written by
Women say that while waiting in transit camps in Ethiopia they were coaxed into agreeing to injections of long-acting birth control drugs. from The Times of Israel: Ethiopian women claim Israel forced them to use birth control before letting them immigrate Ethiopian women who moved to Israel eight years ago claimed Israeli officials coerced them to receive injections of Depo-Provera, a long-acting birth control drug, as a prerequisite to immigration. … [Read more...]
On Dove’s Wings
Posted on November 1, 2012 Written by
by Darryl Egnal Operation Dove’s Wings saw the start of the final stage of the Ethiopian Aliyah when about 240 Falash Mura landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday afternoon. In a joint operation between the Israeli government and The Jewish Agency, the 30-year campaign to bring Ethiopian Jews home to Israel will draw to a close at the end of 2013. About 2,000 Ethiopian Jews are expected over the next year. … [Read more...]
The Beginning of the End of The Ethiopian Aliyah
Posted on October 28, 2012 Written by
With a charter flight of approximately 240 Olim from Ethiopia, half of them children, scheduled to arrive in Israel tomorrow, the Ethiopian Aliyah will begin to wind down. The flight, the first under Operation Dove's Wings, was organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel pursuant to the July government decision to increase the rate of Ethiopian Aliyah in order to complete the immigration of the remainder of the Falash Mura to Israel. The Jewish Agency’s Ibim Absorption Center located in the Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council will be reopened and approximately 600 of the Falash Mura will be accomodated to house the new arrivals. In order to facilitate the reopening, the Jewish Agency raised 12 million NIS in addition to five and a half million NIS invested by the Ministry of Immigrant … [Read more...]
Experts Differ With Sharansky on Aliyah War Effect
Posted on August 21, 2012 Written by
from The Jerusalem Post: Experts: Aliya unaffected by fear of war with Iran Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky made headlines Sunday saying “dozens” of would-be olim are deferring plans to move because of the crisis over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, but experts were quick to say Monday that so far such a trend - if it exists - has been relatively negligible. “So far none of the studies we have done have indicated such an outcome,” said an official dealing with aliya, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid publicly disagreeing with Sharansky. ... The Jewish Agency on Monday maintained the chairman’s statement was fact-based, but said the trend remained small. “In recent months Jewish Agency emissaries are reporting dozens of cases where aliya applicants are … [Read more...]
