Tag: Israel
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The Ethiopian Rabbis In Israel Win Landmark Discrimination Case – Saying ‘They Want Us To Be Slaves’
Advertisements The National Labor Court of Israel has determined that 16 Ethiopian-born Israeli rabbis are awarded compensation due to discrimination in resource distribution by state and municipal religious organizations. The rabbis’ 12-year legal battle resulted in a landmark verdict for them, and their struggle became a symbol of the difficulties that African Jews face in […]
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Airlift Of 20,000 Ethiopians Jews To Isreal (1984-1991) – Operations Moses, Joshua, And Solomon
Advertisements Over twenty thousand Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel to escape hardship in three covert military operations, called Moses, Joshua, and Solomon. This ancient community of jews called Beta Israel (House of Israel in English), were isolated from the rest of the Jewish world for centuries. Many possible origin stories for the “Beta Israel” […]