although I thought your piece would go in a different direction. If the example of the ethiopian airlift has shown us anything, it is that arriving in Israel is just the beginning of a difficult journey of integration.

Ethiopian Jews face discrimination in Israel, where it's often said that these people came "from nothing," from a land "without culture." This lack of culture is blamed for their socio-economic challenges in Israel. a more productive approach would admit that they come from a culture, it's just not particularly similar to Western culture. 

I've resolved that the practical way to approach an understanding of  all problems (esp. in Israel) is to follow the money trail. Don't get me started on the way the budget of Israel is generated and allocated, but one thing is for sure, it has a problem spending it on non-Jews. 

there are 250,000 foreign workers in Israel, supporting its economy, but Israel refuses to consider offering them any of the benefits of citizenship. even to their children, who were born in Israel and who only know Israeli culture.

these are the problems of a Jewish state.