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The name \u2013 Forgotten People Fund \u2013 was chosen because the promises that had been made to the Ethiopian people, when they were brought to Israel by the State of Israel, have all but been forgotten.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 1984, having crossed into Sudan, some 8,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel with the aid of the USA, Canada and the UK. Since Israel could not land in Sudan, they had to make their way via Belgium. This Aliyah (return) was named \u201cOperation Moses\u201d. In May 1991, on a Sabbath, the second \u201cmiracle\u201d airlift occurred. In \u201cOperation Solomon\u201d. Military, civilian and private planes \u2013 anything that could fly the distance \u2013 took off from Israel, landed in Ethiopia, refuelled while loading up with passengers flew back to Israel, refuelled as the passengers disembarked and flew back again.<\/p>

Over a period of 24 hours, 14,000 <\/span>Ethiopian Jews were brought \u201chome\u201d. <\/span>No one who saw it will ever forget the <\/span>sight of Ethiopian Jews, disembarking <\/span>in Israel, dropping on their knees, <\/span>and kissing the ground of their <\/span>beloved Zion. <\/span>By the year 2000, 57,000 Ethiopian <\/span>immigrants had come to Israel. By <\/span>2015, the Ethiopian-Israeli <\/span>population numbered 135,000.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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