Netanyahu Talks Aliyah with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed

Jerusalem, 11 October, 2020 (TPS) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Friday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and “discussed regional issues.”

Ahmed congratulated Netanyahu on the historic peace agreements signed last month with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain and said that Netanyahu “had led a historic move, the magnitude and full positive ramifications of which will only be understood by future generations,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated.

Netanyahu updated Ahmed on his intention to immediately bring to Israel approximately 2,000 of the Falash Mura community currently sitting in Addis Ababa and Gondar, “out of his commitment to the continued Aliyah of Jews to Israel.”

Last week, Netanyahu submitted for Cabinet approval a proposal to invest NIS 370 million in bringing 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community to Israel.

Ahmed said that from his point-of-view, “there was no impediment and that this symbolizes the special bond between the peoples.”

The two also discussed the possibility of deepening agricultural cooperation and Israeli assistance.

Ahmed tweeted that he had a “good phone call” with Netanyahu “on strengthening Ethiopia-Israel ties and cooperation on agriculture. Among many topics we also discussed on regional issues of mutual interest.”