Hundreds of Ethiopian olim protested Sunday outside of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, demanding support for continued immigration from Ethiopia. Many special operations have been carried out since the 1980s to assist the Beta Israel community to immigrate. This was led by former aliyah and integration minister Pnina Tamano-Shata (National Unity), who is herself a member of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. The Jewish community in Ethiopia is in a bad nutritional state and lives in harsh conditions. In 1984, about 7,000 Ethiopian Jews arrived in Israel as part of a secret effort known as Operation Moses.

Source: Ethiopian News May 14, 2023 10:40 UTC