Some 14,000 Ethiopians with Jewish roots are waiting to come to Israel, but government has so far approved just 2,000

Rally outside PM's office draws some 200 protesters; many hold up photos of their family members who've been waiting years to immigrate

Immigration lawyers in Canada and the EU see citizenship applications rising exponentially; while this may be common in election years, the proportion of Jewish applicants is not

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

Population Authority statistics show some 95% of Western immigrants are recognized by Israel's rabbinate as Jewish, but only about a third from former Soviet Union

Hiddush, a religious freedom organization, releases erroneous number, obtained through a freedom of information request, also claiming 70% of US immigrants are non-Jews

Anna Salomon and her husband immigrated to Jewish state under the law of return, only to be arrested later under order of Population and Immigration Authority

Controversial method began in Moscow, spread to Jerusalem and Sydney, as a private bid to confirm ex-Soviets as Jews. Now it faces a High Court challenge and a thunderous outcry