Operation Solomon
Many questions have been asked recently about the Jewish people in Ethiopia and their immigration to Israel. These Ethiopian Jews are sometimes referred to as the Falashas. Who are they? How did they become Jewish? Are they the lost tribes? In 1984 and 1985, there was a massive airlift of Ethiopian Jews to the land of Israel. Over a period of a few months, approximately 8,500 were taken to IsraGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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I watched a movie about Ethiopian Jews being smuggled out of Ethiopia via Sudan by Israeli agents posing as the operators of a hotel. Is the movie based on a true story? Also, there is a scene where it was stated that the Ethiopian Jews were descendants of a child born to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Is there any validity to that?