Israel’s foreign minister is heading to Ethiopia to visit Falash Mura. Silvan Shalom left for Ethiopia on Tuesday to meet heads of state and visit the Falash Mura encampment in Gondar. Falash Mura are Ethiopians of Jewish descent who converted to Christianity but who now have reverted to Jewish practice.
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