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
Victory for MK Pnina Tamano-Shata amidst warnings that Ethiopians waiting to make aliyah face humanitarian disaster, with funds for food drying up because of COVID-19
Pnina Tamano-Shata, Israel’s first-ever Ethiopian cabinet minister, has proven in recent months that a sustained political crisis can be a great time to effect change
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
Many black Israelis say they see a reflection of their own struggle in Floyd protests. Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says Israel must, and can, become a beacon of progress
'They have been waiting a long time to fulfill the dream of aliyah,' Ethiopian-born immigration minister says; country commemorates Ethiopian Jews who died en route to Israel
Amid accusations of ageism and after a frustrating stop-start immigration process, 14 Falash Mura families to be reunited with Israeli relatives, while hundreds more wait
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
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