For thousands of years, Ethiopian Jews would quote the Jewish phrase, "next year in Jerusalem."
In 1991, following Operation Moses in 1984, this dream became a reality for the 14,300 Jews airlifted to #Israel during Operation Solomon.
This is their story:
📸@MoDIsrael
Following civil unrest & political instability in Ethiopia, putting the Jewish community at risk, on May 24-25, 1991, Israel airlifted 14,300 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in a special mission titled #OperationSolomon.
📸@MoDIsrael
Israel chartered 35 aircrafts, including Israeli Air Force C-130s, in a clandestine mission to rescue 14,000+ Ethiopian Jews and safely bring them to Israel within 36 hours.
In order to rescue as many people as possible, the seats of the planes were removed.
At 5:00PM on May 25, the first plane landed in Tel Aviv making history as one of Israel's most complex and emotional missions since the country's founding.
30 years later, we remember this historic mission which brought our Ethiopian brothers & sisters to 🇮🇱, fulfilling the dream of their forefathers to return to their Jewish homeland.
@aviel_abraham an Israeli diplomat from @IsraelinSPaulo, shares his memories from this day ⬇️.
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