Why is Israel barring Ethiopian Jews from immigrating? | DW News

Thousands of Beta Israel Jews in the Ethiopian city of Gondar are living in limbo while waiting to emigrate to Israel. Their chances of leaving Ethiopia and joining relatives who have already made the move to Israel are being complicated by religious factors: Israel doesn't recognize them as true Jews and won't let them immigrate into the country.

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[davidobrien]

I believe that the discrimination is based on the color of their skin rather than some historic technicality.

[nmagain]

It seems "Blackness" is somehow always a factor. Smh

[straighttalk]

So a random white perosn in usa or Europe who converts to judaism can move to usrael but dark skinned jews who have been practicising judaism sunce forever cant move. Skin color baced rcism.

[BrianSapp]

The problem is that YIddish is not the Language of Abraham nor the Hebrew nation. Yiddish is German

[koshisunuwarrai]

Just say the word 'Racism'. Ethnicly segregated.

[airwriq]

Ugh, killing palestinians and rejecting their own tribe based on their color. Such hypocrisy.

[Danny-hjqg]

Hmm, the Russians didn't have this problem when seeking Israeli citizenship?

[Jay-fkfp]

What beautiful people. They don't deserve to be mistreated.

[pikppa]

Obviously they do not talk about this in western news...

[shadowfax]

It is sickening to see the people who suffered throughout history turn out the same way once they have power too.
It is completely true. Power corrupts. absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[AbdisalamFarah]

If someone tells you Zionism isn't racism, then show them this video. The racism in Isreal is Apartheid level has nothing to do with religion.

[RBTVN]

Hold on, are you saying this apartheid ethnostate is racist!?

[thymelaka]

Can we say the apartheid state is also antisemitic?

[weapons_ofmassdistraction_]

They dont want The True Israelites there. People start to question history.

[bestx]

The Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich didn’t need to read the Tora or practice the religion in order to be given the Israeli passport.

[yungbfresh]

If racism is keeping them from Israel, that can't be a holy place. They should create a new Israel exactly where they are at. If they're doing everything that God wants them to do, then God is exactly where they are at. New Israel in Ethiopia!

[Asmrani]

Stay where you are (my brothers Ethiopians) and don’t even think about moving to a society where you would be labeled as minority

[eytharburhan]

If they were freckled Irish or blonde Russians and scandnavians Israelis would bow to them before welcoming them because they want to be northern Europe by force 😂

[thegreatest_ar]

Stay strong my Ethiopia brothers and sisters, the truth will set us all free

[husamosman]

But if they where European converts no questions