1979 ⟶ Operation Elijah: Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry

Operation Elijah: Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry.
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👨🏾‍🌾 African Hebrew Israelites Migrate to Israel

First group of African Hebrew Israelites begin to migrate to Israel under the leadership of Ben Ammi Ben Israel.⟶
African Hebrew IsraelitesBen Ammi Ben IsraelMigrationIsraelDiasporaReligious CommunityAliyahAfrican Diaspora
IsraelIsrael

✈️ Entebbe Hostage Rescue

Israel rescues hostages taken to Entebbe, Uganda.⟶
Entebbe Hostage Rescue (1976)
IsraelTerrorismHostage CrisisMilitary OperationEntebbePLOAfrica
UgandaUgandaIsraelIsrael

🫂 Operation Elijah: Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry

Operation Elijah: Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry.⟶
Ethiopian JewsAliyahMigrationRescueIsraelAfrica
EthiopiaEthiopiaIsraelIsrael

🚢 Operations Moses and Joshua

Operations Moses, Joshua: Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry by Israel.⟶
Ethiopian JewsAliyahMigrationRescueIsraelAfrica
EthiopiaEthiopiaIsraelIsrael

✈️ Operation Solomon: Airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Operation Solomon: Rescue of the remainder of Ethiopian Jewry in a twenty-four-hour airlift.⟶
Operation Solomon: Airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (1991)
AliyahEthiopian JewsRescueImmigrationZionismJewish DiasporaHumanitarian AidOperation Solomon1990sAfrica
EthiopiaEthiopiaIsraelIsrael

✈️ Jewish Agency Ends Immigration from Yemen

The Jewish Agency declares an end to immigration from Yemen, following the successful conclusion of a covert operation that brought 19 people to Israel over several days. The last 50 Yemenite Jews refuse to leave Yemen.⟶
ImmigrationYemenJewish AgencyIsraelMiddle EastDiaspora21st CenturyAliyahZionismRescue
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