Fekadu Abera recalls waiting for 20 minutes in agony as police told him to wait for an ambulance that never came

Protest is part of the push to bring in thousands of Falasha, descendants of Jews who'd been converted to Christianity

Activists are highlighting the roles community leaders and others played in bringing the Beta Israel to Israel, seeking to combat racist attitudes and empower Ethiopian youth

Documentary 'With No Land,' featured at the Other Israel Film Festival earlier this month, puts long-overdue focus on the resilient immigrant community rather than its 'saviors'

Funds to feed families waiting years in Addis, Gondar are drying up because of COVID-19, with malnutrition rampant; Aliya Minister Tamano-Shata urges to honor 2015 airlift decision

Initiative pushed for by deputy minister Yevarkan as some 8,000 Ethiopians, separated from their families for over 20 years, wait in Ethiopia for Israel to allow them to immigrate

Immigration ministry spokesperson claims Prime Minister's Office nixed flights for health reasons; former MK Avraham Neguise says immigration from other countries is unhindered

Plane with some 40 members of Falash Mura community to land in coming days, Netanyahu says, as Likud seeks to woo Ethiopian Israeli voters ahead of March 2 vote

Ministers back measure to airlift Falash Mura members despite opposition from attorney general, who argued move could be seen as campaign ploy targeting Ethiopian-Israeli voters

Decision comes to counter lingering discrimination, doubts of Jewishness, that have continued four decades after then-chief rabbi ruled Ethiopia's Beta Israel community are Jews