Written by: ICC (International Christian Concern)
Article source: www.persecution.org
Tuesday, 21 June, a specially chartered flight arranged by The Jewish Agency For Israel and sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem brought a group of 160 Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel as part of the resumed airlift operation Tzur Yisrael (“Rock of Israel”). This marked the third flight of the renewed airlift, which aims to bring as many as 3,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel this year.
Christians through the Christian Embassy(ICEJ) have now supported the Aliyah of more than half of the Ethiopian Jews (2,750 out of 5,197) who have immigrated to Israel since 2015, when the Israeli cabinet decided to resume Ethiopian immigration on the basis of family reunification.
“They are the remnant of an ancient community who have waited long and suffered much for the hope of one day reuniting with the Jewish mainstream here in the land of their forefathers. May they be blessed as they embrace family and loved ones awaiting their arrival in Israel.” said ICEJ President Dr. Jürgen Bühler.
The ICEJ is funding their flights as well as various integration programs once they land.
Many of these newest Ethiopian arrivals have been living for 20 years or more in difficult conditions in transit camps in Gondar and Addis Ababa, waiting for their chance to rejoin their families and the Jewish people in Israel.
Over 95,000 Ethiopian Jews have immigrated to Israel since the 1980s, many in emergency airlifts to escape war and famine. Along with their offspring, the Ethiopian community in Israel today numbers over 140,000 members. The remnant of Jews still left in Ethiopia were previously prevented from coming because they are considered Falash Mura, a term for Jews forced to convert to Christianity several generations ago for economic or other reasons. They continue to practice Judaism and have close relatives in Israel, so the Israeli government approved the resumption of their Aliyah back in 2015 on humanitarian grounds.
If you would like to partner with us in this unique opportunity to play a part in Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in our day, please contact office@icej.org.za.
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Date published: 25/06/2022
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