ignore the disgusting, inexcusable remarks from Sheetrit. He is part of a corrupt regime that despises both Jews and Eretz Yisrael. G-d willing, they will all go away soon, never to disgrace Israel or wonderful olim like you again... but you and your descendants will grace the Land from now on, forever! Kol ha-Kavod, chaverim!

They even haven't done and converstion procedurs, they are not known with the technology, never been to school or lived normal life, thats just adds more unuseful civilians to our poor little country, let america take care of them, :\

This nothing other than human trafficking arranged by the so called "Organization lloking for lost Jewish communities" in return for financial rewards from their American Zionist backers. The people involved in this should be ashamed of themselves, those Indians are humans and not headsof cattle to be traded on the zionist stck exchange. What we are going to hear next regarding their treatment in Israel? Is it going to be better or worse than the Ethiopian Jews? The real zionist blockbuster here is the claim that they are Iraqis in origin !! Well, I asked around among the Iraqis here (both Jewish and Muslims) and it seems that none of them has seen Iraqis with North Indian Assamese looks (referring to the state of Assam where those duped people came from). Just a simple question to the zionists: how far are you prepared to go? Just tell me how far before you start feeling some shame?

the guy from NY or Italy wishing you a warm welcome, I think the israeli gov. (even with Olmert the worst PM in Israel history) should know what is going on with the olim, when are they schedule to come, who, how many of them, etc. The israeli economy can not accept every indians with no ressources, even identified as jews. Same thing for the russians. When I migrated to Canada, I had to prove to the jewish institutions in town that I was (still am!) jewish. After more than 30 years of a jewish life, I had to produce papers proving I'm jewish. It's harsh, but that's how thing should work. Israel must remains a jewish land, at any cost even if it raises racism issue. As for the TBer from America and Italy, well it's always the same: they're not working in Israel, they're not paying israeli taxes, they're not israeli citizen experiencing the everyday israeli life - and sometimes it can be tough! They know how to give cheap advice, but they're not living in Israel.

Israel is the Jewish homeland with the world's largest Jewish population. Whether or not these Indians are part of a "lost tribe" the fact is that they follow many Jewish customs and are willing to have an orthodox conversion. I guess that this must bother an Arab living in the Nethelands.

As far as I know, they are very industrious and will make a wonderful contribution to the country. And they WANT to be here - as opposed to some of our Sabras who want only to leave!! I say WELCOME!!

Are we afraid there are too many Jews in Israel? I bet they'll be more observant than most native born Israelis & patriotic as well. They won't be draft-dodgers nor will they join Peace Now. Are they really descendants of some lost tribe? Who knows & who cares? Once they convert officially, they're Jews. The essential question is that they are committed to a Jewish future in a Jewish state.

angry khalid, Judaism is a religion, not an ethnicity. Feel free to convert to Judaism and come over to Israel - you'll love the place.

This is stupid as it will anger the Indian Government.

FOR DECADES. This has been forced encampment by the Arab world and paid for by the UN. Talk about disgusting. Look to your own world and clean it up. I think it is wonderful that Jews help other Jews and OTHER Muslim, and Christians too. Dont foreget it was Israel to help MUSLIMS from Bosnia. Thats just one example. The Arabs/Muslim world has a lot to learn from others. All I see is Arabs/Muslims creating most of the problems in the world. They DONT get along with anyone: Bhudists in Thailand. Chinese in Western China. Russians. There is a mass genocide talking place by Arabs in Africa against black Africans. Muslims in Indian and Pakistan dont get along with Hindus. Yes, I am generalizing, but it certainly is true, not for everyone, but it is true everywhere in the world. There is a problem with Islam/Arabs today.

I actually have dual citizenship and own a residence in your very neighborhood, Herzliya (Pituach), right there on Kaplan St. You familiar? Incidentally, I paid, and continue to pay, hefty taxes on that property even though I don't use almost any of the services that the average citizen does.

Thanks for your generosity, but the offer is declined. Nevertheless I passed on your offer to one of my Iraqi Jewish friends here in the Netherlands (only the migration part, he does not need the conversion part), and unfortunately his response was: Am I out of my mind to do such a thing, to trade living in freedom for a country whose former president is a rapist, whose current prime minuister is a thief (when Olmert was in charge of finances), whose former prime minister is even a bigger thief (the scandal around the sonof Ariel Sharon. Sorry offer rejected.

No wonder you are happy, cheap workforce to serve you and the high society zionists in Israel. You can look forward to fix your house and garden for tenth of the price you normally pay.

if not - I'll be happy to look after your place and pay your arnona :D

I'll take your friends place and make Aliyah. In fact, I'll be visiting Israel within 4 weeks!! =D And btw, if your friend doesn't agree with the government policy/politicians then he should be part of the people coming to Israel to make a change.

What I meant is that they will succeed here in Israel because of their industriousness!! That's a lot more than I can say for your brothers in the Gaza Strip! All they know how to do is destroy! And, by the way, I don't have a house nor a garden!!

Indians useless? Oh, I get it. You know it is the opposite, and you're afraid for your job.

Khalid, In Israel no one is immune from prosecution, be it a prime minister, president or top general. Better to know who your former president really was than not to know it, am I right ? Not like almost anywhere else, including US and even more so, EU (I won't even mention any of the Arab / Islamic countries). As to your Iraqi Jewish friend, I highly doubt that his real answer was what you had quoted. He was probably more concerned about suicide bombers, living in fear that his house would be rocketed (like my aunts - by hizbullah rocket) or simply because he's making good money in Netherlands.

khalid, just look at what Zionists have accomplished since 1948 - despite continued terrorism and wars unleashed by your Arab brothers in neighbouring countries. Israelis have invented lots scientifically and offer the world some of the most cutting-edge technology in IT. That's a country with no oil, no gas and tiny in size.

In citing those glorious Zionist accomplishments are you sure you did not forget something? Something like the destruction of 250 Palestinian villages, the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, the continuous destruction of Palestinian homes and even trees and agricultural lands. You seem to watch too many of those American and Zionist soap series. Well, you better watch the real thing on this link: http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il where you will find video testimonies from real Israeli soldies (after conscience awakening) about the zionist accomplishments in mistreating and abusing innocent Palestinian civilians.

Is that all you can come up with ? Just calling me an idiot? I thought Israelis are much more rude than that.. or at least that what I learned from my Dutch friends who have been on holidays in Israel (later to regret it as the worst choice they 've ever made). In fact they would like to know whether you are a real Israeli. As for the Gaza people, well Im sorry for you but it seems that they are not ready to serve in Israel for one tenth of the price an Israeli gets, so give them their rights and respect them as equal human beings, and then the extremists and violent elements in their midst will lose their grounds and will eventually disappear

Unlike most Christian and Muslim countries, India has a very strong and proud history of tolerance and respect for its Jewish communities. ashkenazi anglo-saxons can say what you wish, but the Edot haMizrach (particularly the Indians) had a very rich and vibrant culture in their countries of origin, and again, say what you will, but unfortunately their culture is not accorded quite the same respect in Israel. im not so much talking about the arabian countries, although up to the 40's jewish iraqis were considered 100% iraqis like muslim and christians. it is just sad that boring old Polish culture is seen as the "Motherland" of Jewish culture by many people. Welcome to our Bnei Menashe brethren, don't listen to what the blood-obsessed religious fanatics tell you about "being a real jew", all they know how to do is how to hate and discriminate, their domain is purely temporal and they are cut of from the truly spiritual. אהבה אחד! יעקב

Them problem is that if the extremists disappear we will be left only with "moderates." "Moderates" like you, who are not moderate at all. I'll worry about making sure Jews don't live in poverty before I start worrying about the Palestinians who want to kill me.

SORRY TO TELL- all you folks that the Bnei Menashe is a SELF-STYLED group which decided that it was descended from the tribe of Manasseh. It was a "revelation" in a dream, of their local chief. (no info on what he was smoking at the time)Up to that time they were the SHINLUNG, and live in the North-Eastern Indian State of MIZORAM . Their MAIN Tribal group of several millions, lives across the border in the next door country of Mynmar. They have NO- repeat - NO genetic connection AT ALL to ANYTHING even remotely connected with Jews. They are genetically Eastern Asiatic. BUT, this small offshoot of about 7,000 WANTS to be DIFFERENT, and wants to be JEWISH. So........WHY NOT !!

With a sad heart I watch as Israel is being torn apart by various thugs. First and foremost the KGB gang of Olmert(if that's his real name) - oh I'm sorry: Israeli government. They come up with stupidest excuses not to fight terrorism and if the public pressure is too high they will order the army to shoot the perpetrators on the ground. What's theri excuse not to strike the ring-leaders who give orders? Afraid to kill their KGB colleagues? Those perpetrators could be decent people sent to death by ring-leaders precisely because of their opposition to terror. And now this scheme with "lost tribes". Thanks God it's only 1200 of them. But how many thousands of Russian ant-Semites are already in Eretz? And what if all of a sudden the whole Africa decides to "return to Jewish roots"?