The Israeli government on Tuesday approved a 214 million shekel ($58 million) plan to improve Ethiopian immigrants’ position in the Jewish state, lawmaker Moshe Solomon (Religious Zionism Party) said. “I appeal to you, members of the community: Take part and lead Israeli society to a better place. Beginning in 1984, some 6,000 Ethiopian Jews were brought to Israel through Sudan as part of “Operation Moses,” which ran until 1985. Six years later, 14,000 Ethiopians were flown directly to the Jewish state during “Operation Solomon"—the largest airlift in Israeli history. More than three decades later, the Ethiopian community in Israel has 170,000-plus members, some of them at the forefront of Israeli society.

Source: Ethiopian News March 19, 2026 08:12 UTC