Falash Mura aliyah — 2024 status update

Current status (April 2026)

~6,500 Falash Mura in Ethiopia await an aliyah decision to Israel. The current direct-absorption pilot — handling 2,800 over 3 years — operates in 4 destination cities: Netanya, Rehovot, Kiryat Malachi, Beersheba.

The direct-absorption program

The current pilot (Government Decision 4-2023, implementation 2024-2026):

• ~900 olim per year (vs 200 historically)
• Expedited halachic conversion track via the Rabbinate
• Accelerated housing subsidy (₪50K one-time grant + expanded klita basket)
• Cultural-linguistic family guidance for the first 18 months

Open obstacles

• 6,500 awaitees don't know if / when the pilot will expand
• Citizenship of children born in Sudan — legal gaps remain
• Addis Ababa branch: the Jewish Agency reduced staff by 30%

What's expected in Q4 2024

A presidential committee in Q3 2024 discussed a recommendation to expand to 1,500 olim/year (decision expected Q4 2024).

See also

• Falash Mura — direct absorption
• Falash Mura — glossary
• Immigration statistics