Israel expects to conclude a campaign to bring over some 1,300 Falash Mura waiting at a camp in Ethiopia within three to four months as part of a family reunification plan, according to the absorption minister, Yuli Edelstein. Since the Israeli government made a decision two years ago to bring over the community of Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity or were assimilated, some 4,200 people have immigrated to Israel.
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