Some 61 Israeli lawmakers called on Ariel Sharon to bring more Falash Mura from Ethiopia. In a petition sent to the Israeli prime minister, the lawmakers, more than half of Israel’s 120-member Knesset, called for Israel to increase the rate of immigration of the Falash Mura, Ethiopians whose ancestors converted to Christianity but who have resumed practicing Judaism.
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