Table of Contents

Introduction Who are the Ethiopian Jews? The Big Picture: Ethiopia in Israel's Foreign Policy A New Opening in Ethiopia Early Rescue Efforts Escape to the Sudan American Pressure A Trickle of Jews Operation Moses Operations Sheba and Solomon The Holocaust Analogy Conclusion: The Situation Today Bibliography Index

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The complete story of the dramatic Israeli rescue of thousands of Ethiopian Jews.

About the Author

MITCHELL G. BARD is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) and a foreign policy analyst who lectures frequently on U.S.-Middle East Policy.

Reviews

.,."Bard objectively analyzes the varying motives and fairly assesses the different contributions of the US and Israeli governments, their public officials, and private organizations and persons who frequently disagreed about the actual physical situation and religious identity of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia, and what to do about all of this in a time of frequent strife and famine in the Horn of Africa. General and undergraduate collections."-Choice

?...Bard objectively analyzes the varying motives and fairly assesses the different contributions of the US and Israeli governments, their public officials, and private organizations and persons who frequently disagreed about the actual physical situation and religious identity of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia, and what to do about all of this in a time of frequent strife and famine in the Horn of Africa. General and undergraduate collections.?-Choice

?From 1984 to 1991, Israel conducted a series of dramatic rescues, bringing thousands of Ethiopian Jews to the state of Israel from intolerable conditions in Ethiopia and the Sudan. Nonetheless, there is much to deplore in how long it took for the leaders of Israel to recognize and take action to save these Jews known as Falasha. This book gives the story behind the rescue.?-SHOFAR

"From 1984 to 1991, Israel conducted a series of dramatic rescues, bringing thousands of Ethiopian Jews to the state of Israel from intolerable conditions in Ethiopia and the Sudan. Nonetheless, there is much to deplore in how long it took for the leaders of Israel to recognize and take action to save these Jews known as Falasha. This book gives the story behind the rescue."-SHOFAR

..."Bard objectively analyzes the varying motives and fairly assesses the different contributions of the US and Israeli governments, their public officials, and private organizations and persons who frequently disagreed about the actual physical situation and religious identity of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia, and what to do about all of this in a time of frequent strife and famine in the Horn of Africa. General and undergraduate collections."-Choice