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| − | '''Operation Moses''' was a secret operation in 1984 | + | '''Operation Moses''' was a secret operation in 1984 that brought [[Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] [[Jews]]--known locally as the Falasha--to [[Israel]] during the Ethiopian famine |
| − | It started on November 18, 1984, and ended six weeks later on January 5, 1985. A total of 8,000 Jews were transported by air to Israel. When news of the operation broke, [[Arab]] governments pressured the Sudanese government into not allowing the Jews to use Sudan as a way to get to Israel. Around 1,000 Jews were left behind in Sudan, until the [[US]] backed [[Operation Joshua]]. | + | It started on November 18, 1984, and ended six weeks later on January 5, 1985. A total of 8,000 Jews were transported by air to Israel via [[Sudan]]. When news of the operation broke, [[Arab]] governments pressured the Sudanese government into not allowing the Jews to use Sudan as a way to get to Israel. Around 1,000 Jews were left behind in Sudan, until the [[US]] backed [[Operation Joshua]]. |
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Revision as of 02:27, June 10, 2008
Operation Moses was a secret operation in 1984 that brought Ethiopian Jews--known locally as the Falasha--to Israel during the Ethiopian famine
It started on November 18, 1984, and ended six weeks later on January 5, 1985. A total of 8,000 Jews were transported by air to Israel via Sudan. When news of the operation broke, Arab governments pressured the Sudanese government into not allowing the Jews to use Sudan as a way to get to Israel. Around 1,000 Jews were left behind in Sudan, until the US backed Operation Joshua.