Members of the 7,000-member Bnei Menashe community in northeastern India have released a CD called "Aliyah, Aliyah" in an attempt to gather support for their desire to immigrate to Israel. The Bnei Menashe members claim descent from the ancient Israelite tribe of Menashe (Manasseh), one of the 10 Lost Tribes exiled from the land of Israel by Assyrian conquerors 27 centuries ago.
The government has placed frequent obstacles, preventing all of them from moving to Israel, where nearly 2,000 live, many of them in Judea and Samaria. The new CD features a collection of 15 songs, performed in Hebrew and in the Bnei Menashe’s local dialect, Thadou-Kuki, and is mostly devoted to Zionist and religious themes.