UPI
March 9, 2010
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel is struggling to keep its diplomatic friends in Africa as Iran makes a determined effort to expand its influence there, making the continent an emerging theater in the Iran-Israel confrontation.
But these days the Jewish state has a new ally, Kenya, which wants Israeli help to fight the growing [...]
Category Archives: Israel
Israel eyes new alliances in Africa
March 12, 2010 – 8:23 am
Israel eyes new alliances in Africa
March 11, 2010 – 8:31 pm
UPI
March 9, 2010
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel is struggling to keep its diplomatic friends in Africa as Iran makes a determined effort to expand its influence there, making the continent an emerging theater in the Iran-Israel confrontation.
But these days the Jewish state has a new ally, Kenya, which wants Israeli help to fight the growing [...]
Ethiopian Jews in plea to Israel
March 10, 2010 – 7:18 am
AFP/News24, South Africa
March 9, 2010
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s dwindling Jewish community, known as the Falash Mura, on Tuesday said their living conditions at home were desperate and appealed on Israel to keep its pledge to welcome them.
“We are suffering, people are dying, we have nothing. Three hundred people, at least, died only during the last [...]
Israel says ready to recognize Somaliland
February 12, 2010 – 3:45 pm
Somaliland Press
February 11, 2010
HARGEISA — The government of Israel is ready to restore the de jure recognition it has offered to Somaliland in 1960 as it eyes the Red Sea and the Horn, an Israeli spokesman says.
According to a local source, Golisnews, Mr. Yigal Palmor, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman is quoted on the Israeli newspaper [...]
Scores of Falash Mura coming to Israel
January 19, 2010 – 12:21 pm
JTA
January 18, 2010
JERUSALEM — Some 150 Ethiopians claiming Jewish links will arrive in Israel this week, the first groups to immigrate in more than a year.
Eighty-one Ethiopians, known as Falash Mura, are scheduled to arrive early Tuesday morning, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel.
Minister of Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver, Interior Minister Eli Yishai and [...]
The unholy battle for Ethiopia’s remaining Jews
December 13, 2009 – 8:21 am
Ha’aretz, Israel
December 13, 2009
Gili Gurel
ADDIS ABABA AND GONDAR – Above the entrance to the synagogue in Gondar hangs a sign in Hebrew: “God the builder of Jerusalem will gather the far-flung of Israel.” But no one enters the synagogue gates, at least not without authorization from Getu Zemene. His job is to ensure that [...]
MK: ‘Falash Mura must be brought to Israel’
December 9, 2009 – 10:12 pm
Jerusalem Post, Israel
December 8, 2009
Ruth Eglash
The Israeli government and the Jewish Agency for Israel must immediately restart the stalled immigration process from Ethiopia and the organized Jewish community in the US must provide the funding for it, said Kadima MK Shlomo Molla, who headed a delegation of three MKs to Ethiopia last week and [...]
MK: ‘Falash Mura must be brought to Israel’
December 8, 2009 – 9:05 am
Jerusalem Post, Israel
December 8, 2009
Ruth Eglash
The Israeli government and the Jewish Agency for Israel must immediately restart the stalled immigration process from Ethiopia and the organized Jewish community in the US must provide the funding for it, said Kadima MK Shlomo Molla, who headed a delegation of three MKs to Ethiopia last week and [...]
Ethiopian aliyah may restart
December 5, 2009 – 9:56 pm
Jewish Chronicle, UK
December 3, 2009
Anshel Pfeffer
The lobby calling for the renewed emigration of the Falashmura to Israel scored a significant victory this week after the Jewish Agency confirmed that it would support bringing more than 8,000 members of the Ethiopian community to Israel.
The Jewish Agency chairman Nathan Sharansky will ask the Israeli government to renew [...]
Ethiopian Jews Celebrate a Festival, Gain Israeli Attention for Their Traditions
November 19, 2009 – 9:04 pm
Forward, US
November 19, 2009
Nathan Jeffay
NATHAN JEFFAY
Pious Swaying: Worshipers in the crowd moved their hands back and forth as they celebrate Sigd, a festival that marks a recommitment to the Torah. A crowd about 10,000 gathered in Jerusalem for the prayers, speeches and celebration. Sigd was a national holiday in Israel for the first time this [...]
