(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. Attending the ceremony were leading members of the Ethiopian community in Israel, including Agernesh Mengistu - the mother of Avera Mengistu [who is being held by Hamas in Gaza], Chief Rabbi for Ethiopian Jewry Reuven Wabashat, Kes Avihu Azarya - Chairman of the Council of Ethiopian Spiritual Elders, and Kes Samay Elias - Chairman of the Spiritual Council of Ethiopian Jewish Kesim. Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "Our ancient peoples have historic ties, but it's a special bond because it is also strengthened by a human bridge of 150,000 Israelis of Ethiopian descent who bring the culture of Ethiopia, the pride of Ethiopia to Israel, just as they maintain the culture of the Jewish people and the pride of the Jewish people in Ethiopia."
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