Congressman from Florida has proposed a legislative amendment that would devote $12 million to support Israel's Ethiopian community. Hastings explained when presenting this amendment that "of the 141,200 Ethiopians living in Israel today, two-thirds were born in Ethiopia. The plan that was presented and adopted included approximately $20 million for programs to improve integration of the Ethiopian community into Israeli society, focusing principally on education, and more specifically, language and math skills." Hastings, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has been active on the issue of Israel's Ethiopian community for a number of years now. In March of this year, he sent a letter, signed by 12 other members of Congress, encouraging the heads of the House Appropriations Committee to devote money to support programs assisting the Ethiopian community in Israel.

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2017 20:39 UTC