But as the number of Ethiopian Jews in Israel grew in the following decades, however, so too did Israel’s concerns. For years, Ethiopian Jews have been blocked from joining their relatives living in Israel, while other white Jewish migrants and refugees from Ukraine have been welcomed in their thousands. Put simply, Ethiopian Jews have the wrong skin colour for Israel’s ethno-religious demographic project to be considered fully Jewish. Ethiopian Jews in Israel have consistently experienced lower wages in the job market and much higher levels of unemployment generally. The disparities reflecting the inferior treatment of black Ethiopian Jews continue in virtually every other area of life, including housing, educational attainment, and more.

Source: Ethiopian News January 12, 2024 14:21 UTC