800 BC. Bnei Menashe, a tribe descending from Jews, is banished to India. Since then they live in the states of Mizoram and Manipur in India near the Myanmar border.
This historical incident was given the approval of stamp by Chief Rabbi of Israel in 2005.
This historical incident was given the approval of stamp by Chief Rabbi of Israel in 2005.
Since then this group has been given visas to Israel and many among them have been allowed to settle there.
However, some sections in Israel don't agree about the historical claims and equate it to nothing but their flight from poverty in India.
However, some sections in Israel don't agree about the historical claims and equate it to nothing but their flight from poverty in India.
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