Current Events, Ethiopian Jewry

Found recently in HaAretz:

Falashmura pledge to renew hunger strike demanding airlift
By DPA

"ADDIS ABABA - Members of the Falashmura community in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia complained Friday that police had prevented them from continuing a hunger strike to press their demand that they be taken to Israel.

Members of the Falashmura community, whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity, had been on hunger strike for three days to publicize a promise they claim Israel made to airlift them to the Holy Land when police told them to disperse."

I remember back in the 80's when it was so cool to support the Falashmura.

SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRY! (NOW!)

Well, I'm not sure that our collective conscience lived up to the sentiment of those times. Maybe it's time for the Falashmura to come in Vogue again. I'm wondering what the haftarah for YK has to say about all of that? Thanks R.M. for re-introducing that text to me.

Blessings, Shanah tova!