Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reached an agreement with MK David Amsalem of his Likud party, according to which 1,300 Ethiopian Jews will be brought to Israel over the course of the current year.

Amsalem and MK Avraham Neguise, also of Likud and himself an immigrant from Ethiopia, have refused to vote with the coalition in protest since early March. The move came after Netanyahu's office canceled the Knesset decision from last November to bring Ethiopia’s 9,000 remaining Jews to Israel, citing budget constraints as a reason, according to a statement issued by the Likud party.

Source: MENA