ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — In an emotional gathering, representatives for thousands of Ethiopian Jews announced Wednesday they will stage a mass hunger strike if Israel eliminates funding to allow them to join their families in that country. Most of the nearly 8,000 Ethiopian Jews in the East African nation are said to have family members already in Israel. Israel's government in 2015 pledged to bring in the remaining Ethiopian Jews, with 1,300 Ethiopians brought in last year, but the effort is now on hold. He said Addis Ababa's community of Ethiopian Jews, which numbers around 800 households, will hold a hunger strike if the Israeli government doesn't hear their plea. Ethiopian officials were not immediately available for comment on the issue of the Ethiopian Jews.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2018 12:34 UTC