Representatives of the PMO have said it can only present a new resolution on the issue after it receives that information. But a new cabinet decision is needed to allow for continued aliya from Ethiopia this year. They receive the same absorption benefits granted to immigrants who come under the Law of Return.One Ethiopian attendee at the meeting, Fikre Fentahon, spoke emotively of her father, who was left behind in Ethiopia. He’s not a tourist, he deserves to live here and my grandmother deserves to see him after so many years. “Eighty percent of those who are waiting have first-degree family living here,” he said.The committee called upon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Deri and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to ensure that continued Ethiopian immigration is included in discussions at the budget meeting on Thursday.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2018 16:18 UTC