State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman together with Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tameno shata toured the Etzion Beit Kanda Ulpan in Jerusalem (August 10th, 2022). Later in the day, the State Comptroller together with the Minister of Aliya and Integration welcomed immigrants arriving from Ethiopia as part of the "Zur Israel" aliya operation.
At the reception for the immigrants, State Comptroller Engelman met with Sorafel who had immigrated to Israel alone and now welcomed his mother and sisters who had arrived in this immigration operation.
Also participating in the tour were the Director General of the Ministry of Immigration and Integration Dganit Sankar Langa, Director of the Aliyah and Absorption Unit at the Jewish Agency Shay Felber, Liora Shimoni, Director of the Social and Welfare Audit Division at the State Comptroller's Office, and the audit team at the Social and Welfare Audit Division.
As part of the tour, the Ministry of Immigration and Integration staff presented the Ministry's activities to the State Comptroller and his staff.
State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman: For 2000 years of exile, every Jew in the world expressed his longing for Israel and they all had the same prayer – to reach the Holy Land. Ethiopian Jewry is a symbol of longing for Jerusalem. The Jews who lived in Ethiopia did not give up, and despite difficulties they set their sights on reaching the promised land. Hence, the state's duty is also to receive the immigrants in the best possible way. This is how we view it in the State Comptroller, we attach great importance to the matter, and we will continue to monitor the integration of immigrants in Israel."
Photo at Ben Gurion Airport: Naga Malasa
