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[MINILIK SALSAWI]

Demonstrators gathered outside the Knesset on Sunday demanding that the government facilitate the immigration of approximately 10,000 relatives of Israelis of Ethiopian descent, given ongoing violence and strife in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

Protesters said the government has halted immigration from Ethiopia and stopped funding for it, demanding that leaders immediately “reallocate funds to resume immigration and bring to Israel those whose situation continues to deteriorate against the backdrop of the civil war in Ethiopia,” according to a statement from the organization, Power for Aliyah, which assists Ethiopian immigrants.

The group estimated that roughly 2,000 protesters came from across the country, mostly from the Ethiopian community, many of whom have family members waiting in Ethiopia to immigrate. READ FULL ARTICLE : https://www.timesofisrael.com/protester ... migration/