ETHIOPIA: STATUS OF FALASHAS

pproved for Release: 2022/01/31 C06746641 SECRET 15 March 1991 ALA /AFD Ethiopia: Status of Falashas ' As the northern insurgents continue to advance toward the Ethiopian capital and the fall of the Mengistu regime looms, Israel and the State Department are increasingly worried about the continued emigration of Ethiopian Falasha Jews to Israel. Non-official Israelis have accused the regime of halting the exodus of the remaining 18,000 Falashas in the Addis Ababa area as part of its campaign for...