After a five-year immigration halt, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s government has given permission to a community of Indian
citizens who believe they are one of the “lost tribes” of Israel to move
to the Jewish state.
“We had a major breakthrough, and thank God, the Aliya [immigration
to Israel] is set to resume this summer, and we hope and pray to bring
the first batch of 50 families, or about 250-300 Bnei Menashe
immigrants, to Israel by the end of August,” said Michael Freund,
chairman of Shavei Israel, which is behind the initiative.
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