Overview
- Israel’s cabinet approved a government program to bring the Bnei Menashe from India, setting a schedule that begins with about 1,200 arrivals next year and completes relocation of roughly 5,800 by 2030.
- A 90 million‑shekel budget covers flights, temporary housing, conversion classes, language courses, and other absorption benefits.
- Newcomers are slated to settle primarily in the Galilee, with Nof HaGalil designated as a key absorption city.
- The absorption ministry will provide initial financial support, Hebrew instruction, job guidance, and social programs to help integrate the arrivals.
- Officials say the plan was coordinated with India; it follows some 4,000 prior immigrants from the community and is presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as strengthening Israel’s north.