Or perhaps, after the destruction of the Temple, a tribe of Israelites fled to Africa. The state of Israel extended full citizenship under the Law of Return. What a heartwarming story. Not as well as it should have. Although most live in far better conditions than the misery they fled from, they are poorer than other recent immigrants.
Half are unemployed.
Mistakes made in America by social engineers were made anew in Israel. Misguided government policy encouraged segregation, and ahead loomed urban ghettos, welfare dependency and a black underclass. Dissatisfaction flared last year after health officials, fearing the high incidence of HIV infection in Africa, were revealed to have been disposing of blood from Ethiopian Jewish donors. A demonstration in front of Prime Minister Shimon Peres's residence made headlines and elicited apologies, but the far greater offense to Ethiopian Israelis was ignored. More than half the blacks in Israel are under 18.