A wave of 3,000 new immigrants is underway, but many activists say the piecemeal operation only prolongs the saga and provides false hope to those who will never be let into Israel

In total 3,000 Ethiopians were approved to come to Israel under a government decision from November, which also budgeted NIS 570 million for their absorption. Unlike those who qualify to immigrate under the Law of Return – which grants citizenship to anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent – those arriving on the Jewish Agency-organized flights from Addis Ababa qualify under the Law of Entry.