Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest in Jerusalem urging rescue of relatives

Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest in Jerusalem urging rescue of relatives

The protesters demand expanded aliyah eligibility and government action to extract their relatives amid ongoing war in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Israeli protesters block Jerusalem road in plea to rescue relatives left behind

Hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent take to the streets in demand to let relative make Aliyah amid fighting in East African nation’s Gondar region Roni Green Shaulov (Photo: Amit Shabi) Hundreds of Israelis of Ethiopian descent protested on Sunday in Jerusalem, criticizing the Israeli government for failing to assist their relatives left behind in Africa to make Aliyah. The demonstrators linked arms, blocking traffic at a busy junction for…