A group of Bnei Menashe immigrants left India for Israel. Reuters reported that dozens of Jews left India Monday to make aliyah. The group’s 218 members originally were supposed to immigrate on the same day, but following pressure from the Indian government, which was wary of major media focus, the immigration was staggered.
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