However, I heard and learned about it over the course of my childhood through my father, my family and my community. The way Israel and the world acted so quickly to help Ukrainians to escape, and to help others to fight the war alongside them, was nothing short of extraordinary. Many countries have opened their doors to the Ukrainian refugees, but not to refugees from Ethiopia, or other countries with populations of color. Meanwhile, the same government is preparing to receive several thousand Jewish Ukrainians, and to take in 5,000 non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees. Ukrainian refugees of any faith are rushed in, while Ethiopians of Jewish heritage are kept out.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2022 19:19 UTC