Just one Ethiopian Jewish family was allowed to immigrate to Israel in 2018, Israel Bible Quiz participant Sintayehu Shafrao and his family. At least 1,000 immigrants are expected to come to Israel in 2019, but the fate of the rest of the community is uncertain. “I’ve been waiting for so long to come to Israel,” he said, according to a release from the Struggle for Ethiopian Aliyah. The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has committed NIS 4.3 million ($1.2 million) towards the flights and other assistance for Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in 2019. The land of Israel is embracing you,” Herzog said Monday, calling on the government to also bring the rest of the Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

Source: Ethiopian News February 04, 2019 22:18 UTC