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5. Actually there is something of a misunderstanding there

She is an Ethiopian Jew, part of Beta Israel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Israel

I worked for the organization (but was not directly involved)that handled the secret movement of these people from the Sudan to Israel from 1979 to 1985.

They were put to strict tests of orthodoxy and once found to be orthodox the state of Israel worked very hard to bring them (secretly in the beginning) to Israel.

There have been challenges because of huge cultural differences but integration is happening.

The problems that you refer to are large numbers of non Jewish economic migrants that enter Israel from Egypt and try to use that as a base for further migration to Europe. These immigrants are creating increasing problems not only in Israel but also Spain, Portugal and other Mediterranean countries.