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Operation Solomon (Hebrew: מבצע שלמה, Mivtza Shlomo) was a covert Israeli military operation from May 24 to 25, 1991, to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel. [1] Non-stop flights of 35 Israeli aircraft, including Israeli Air Force C-130s and El Al Boeing 747s, transported 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours.
Operation Solomon (1991) – Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Night Time Operation (1992) – Military operation which killed Hezbollah leader Abbas al-Musawi. Bramble Bush (1992) – Aborted Israeli plan to kill Saddam Hussein.
Operation Solomon was launched on May 21, 1991. It involved 41 flights, 37 airplanes, lasted for 25 hours and brought 14,200 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. [ 6 ] Because of Naim's crucial role in Operation Solomon, he was awarded the highest recognition by Israel's President Chaim Herzog .
The Ethiopian Jewish community, known as Beta Israel, faced significant hardships during their migration to Israel.The most notable events include Operation Moses in 1984, which facilitated the migration of approximately 8,000 Jews from Ethiopia through Sudan, and Operation Solomon in 1991, which brought an additional 14,324 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in just 36 hours.
The movie, starring Chris Evans and Michael K. Williams, is based on the real history of thousands of Ethiopian Jews being smuggled to safety in Israel
1991 (Operation Solomon): In 1991, the political and economic stability of Ethiopia deteriorated as rebels mounted attacks against, and eventually controlled, the capital city of Addis Ababa. Worried about the fate of the Beta Israel during the transition period, the Israeli government, together with several private groups, secretly prepared ...
It took part in the 1982 Lebanon War, and assisted in Operation Mole Cricket 19. [8] In 1984 Shaldag took part in Operation Moses in Sudan. In 1991 it took part in Operation Solomon: On May 24–25, under the command of Benny Gantz, Shaldag unit secured the airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews from Addis Ababa to Israel. [6]
In 1991 he traveled to Ethiopia as the emissary of U.S. President George H. W. Bush. The negotiations Boschwitz led in Ethiopia resulted in Operation Solomon. Over 14,000 Jewish people were airlifted from Ethiopia to Israel. [12] Operation Solomon took twice as many Beta Israel émigrés to Israel as Operation Moses and Operation Joshua ...