Israel will reexamine its policies regarding further immigration from Ethiopia amid increased fighting in the African nation, the Immigration and Absorption Ministry says.
Minister Ofir Sofer appoints Brig. Gen. (Reserves) Harel Kanfo to oversee the review.
The move comes amid increased protests in Israel by the Ethiopian community and a day after Sofer said no rescue mission was being planned out of Gondar, Ethiopia, for locals who say they have Jewish roots.
Sofer’s comments were made in a meeting with activists working to increase immigration quotas from Ethiopia following their protest rally on Sunday in Jerusalem, in which hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent demanded that more people be let into Israel from the African country in light of fighting between rival factions in its northern provinces.
Last week, Israel extracted 204 individuals that the government said are either Israelis or eligible to immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return for Jews and their relatives.
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