Overview
- The cabinet approved relocating roughly 5,800 Bnei Menashe by 2030, including about 1,200 slated to arrive by the end of 2026.
- A large rabbinic delegation is set to travel to India in the coming days to interview about 3,000 candidates with first‑degree relatives in Israel.
- For the first time, the Jewish Agency will run eligibility checks, organize flights, oversee conversion, and manage resettlement in coordination with state authorities.
- Officials say newcomers are expected to settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern cities as part of a push to strengthen the region.
- The plan, initiated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Ofir Sofer with other ministers, includes A/5 visas for entrants pending conversion and has been coordinated with Indian authorities, according to statements.