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Ethiopian Immigrants arrive in Israel as part of Operation Tzur Israel, March 11, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata warned on Thursday that she would not support the upcoming state budget unless the Finance Ministry agrees to her demand for increased funding to bring Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.
“I will never allow them to continue to abuse the Ethiopian community and abandon them at the bottom of the government’s list of priorities,” Tamano-Shata wrote on Twitter. “Those waiting dozens of years to make
aliyah from Ethiopia and their families in Israel have suffered enough.”
“I will oppose any budget that does not support significant immigration even if I have to resign from the government and return to the Knesset to vote against their abandonment,” she warned.
Washington: US President Joe Biden, in a meeting on Monday with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, said his commitment to Israel is “iron-clad” and he looks forward to meeting with new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett soon.
Biden, in his first meeting as president with a top Israeli official, also said Iran would not come to possess a nuclear weapon during his time in office.
My commitment to Israel is . ironclad, Biden told Rivlin at the start of their meeting in the Oval Office. He said the two officials would discuss a range of topics, including Iran.
What I can say to you is that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon on my watch,” Biden said.
Joe Biden issues stark warning to Iran during meeting with Israeli president
Biden wanted to assure Israel that the US would not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, despite his administration s efforts to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal. He also defended recent US airstrikes in the Middle East.
Rivlin is the first Israeli leader Biden has met since taking office in January
US President Joe Biden met with Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin at the White House on Monday, with the US leader vowing to take a hard line on Iran despite his administration s ongoing efforts to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal.
What did the leaders say?