Israel to allow immigration of Jews from north-east India

Israel is again ready to welcome Jews from north-eastern India, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, after a ministerial committee on immigrant absorption decided 'in principle' to let them in to undo the 'historical injustice' suffered by them.
Some 1,700 Bnei Menashe have already immigrated to Israel, but the process was halted in 2007 after questions were raised on their 'Jewishness'. Read more