Operation Moses מבצע משה
The secret airlift of about 8,000 Ethiopian Jews, known as Beta Israel, from refugee camps in Sudan to Israel between November 1984 and January 1985. Thousands had died on the long walk from Ethiopia to Sudan. The flights stopped when news of the operation leaked. It was followed by Operation Joshua and, in 1991, Operation Solomon.Continue ▸
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