The head of the group of protestors for Ethiopian aliyah said on Wednesday that senior government officials who intend to participate in a delegation to Ethiopia are treating it “as if it were a human safari trip,” instead of investing the funds in the aliyah process itself. “We at the headquarters of the Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry are angry with the delegation for using aliyah budgets to send a delegation to Ethiopia,” Surafel Alamo, the coordinator of the Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry told the Post. Why are the protesters upset with the Israeli government delegation to Ethiopia? “The ministry and the Jewish Agency are working in Ethiopia to immigrate 3,000 eligible olim [immigrants to Israel] who were approved by the Interior Ministry, as part of Government Resolution No. The delegation will be led by Aliyah and Integration Ministry Director-General Avichai Kahana and Jewish Agency director-general Amira Aharonowitz, and they will be joined by representation from almost all of the government ministries.

Source: Ethiopian News May 24, 2023 15:57 UTC