How many Ethiopian refugees were airlifted to Israel on May 24, 1991?

by Step Up For Israel Posted 2012/05/30 16:28:22

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	26 refugees on one non-stop flight	7 votes	5%
	128 refugees on one non-stop flight	7 votes	5%
	1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight	22 votes	15%
	4,979 refugees on five non-stop flights	17 votes	12%
	14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights	92 votes	63%

Israel airlifted _____ Ethiopian refugees in 36 hours on non-stop flights of _____ Israeli aircraft. (Hint: The answer is in the video below!)

Operation Solomon, as it is known, set a world record for single-flight passenger load on May 24, 1991 when an El Al 747 carried 1,122 passengers to Israel.

Today, over 100,000 Ethiopians have made Aliyah (immigrated to Israel) and more are coming!

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Tim Upham 2012/05/30 22:26:55

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

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I have worked with the Falasha, their name in Amharic means "wanderer." Read the "Kebra Nagast" or "Book of the Glory of Kings," it offer an interesting historical account of Ethiopia, and the deep Biblical connections of the people such as the Falasha. They are a fascinating group of people, I celebrated Pesach with them.
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benedict.savillo 2012/06/04 19:09:55

4,979 refugees on five non-stop flights

They just couldn't save enough!!!

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Chi~Cat 2012/06/04 03:45:55

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

+1
Beautiful video. I am impressed that one passenger load was over 1,000. I can't fathom that. Glad they are safe and hope they are doing well. Thank you for this.

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littlebuffalo55TBA 2012/06/04 03:19:39

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

I only knew it was well over 10k!

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Katelin Rose Harris 2012/06/03 03:39:57

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

its only a guess . . . sorry

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specGlass 2012/06/01 11:01:08

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

Return To Innocence

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Theodore Hall 2012/05/31 22:35:19

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

1. Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship.
2. A place providing protection or shelter.
3. A source of help, relief, or comfort in times of trouble.
The implication of your wording is that they're not Beyte (beyt) Israel, but as the Sudanese of a humanitarian status rather than Law of Return.
Why did you choose that term? Refugee
Should they be expelled at the appropriate time?

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Step Up... to Theodor... 2012/06/01 01:28:01

Of course they are Beyt Yisrael! And yes, the Law of Return does apply to them. It just also happened to be that they were refugees from dangerous rebels about to topple the Ethiopian government

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Theodor... to Step Up... 2012/06/04 00:12:02

www.loosenessofassociation.com is my web site. that's still under construction
I haven't addressed this issue specifically. Perhaps I will at some point, but some of the pages address these issues indirectly. In a word, I think we need to unify.

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Philo-ThisSpaceForRent 2012/05/31 13:15:00

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

Darn button-switching $%^#$%&^%*%^& computer...

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Mary Ann 2012/05/31 12:28:50

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

Operation Solomon May 24 and 25, 1991

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Red Branch 2012/05/31 03:55:26

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+2
I didn't know the exact number, but I knew it was over 1000.

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fyggs 2012/05/31 03:36:33

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

I'm just going with the consensus. :)

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Joe Rizoli 2012/05/31 03:03:22

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+1
Yikes...soon women circumcisions, animal sacrifices and African voodoo will be in your back door, good luck. Actually you'll be just like America.

Joe
CCFIILE

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Mary Ann to Joe Rizoli 2012/05/31 12:29:35

+1
????????????

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Joe Rizoli to Joe Rizoli 2012/06/25 15:02:05

My point, when you bring in migrants you bring in their culture good or bad. In most cases as I mentioned a lot of the bad comes in. The bad can be religious practices foreign to the country or crime associated with it. So it's no cakewalk for the country that's for sure.

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Schultz.Jim 2012/05/31 02:22:28

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+2
There were still many Falasha that wanted to return to Israel but were unable to (they had to make their own way across Ethiopia) get to the airport or that didn't believe they'd be allowed to leave.

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lanita.winston 2012/05/31 01:03:37

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

+3
I am proud to say that Micky Leland was my cousin.

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Xizang 2012/05/31 00:49:41

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

How many Ethiopians or Israelis were there to help us out in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina took our homes and businesses away? How many did you say?

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Schultz... to Xizang 2012/05/31 02:34:42

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The Falasha were vastly poorer than the poorest of N.O. resident and had been outcasts for centuries. Their form of Judaism was not recognized by even the strictest Judaic sect because it was older than theirs. The Falasha believed they were the last remnant and had no contact with the outside world for nearly 2 centuries.

How would you suggest that they participate in something that wouldn't happen for more than a decade AFTER the even in question?

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Magnilo... to Xizang 2012/05/31 07:57:01

+2
How big is Israel?
How big is the USA?
And you want Israel to come wipe you butt for you?!!!

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Cheryl 2012/05/31 00:02:26

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+2
I got the answer right, but I cheated by watching the video first. :) I did remember that it was a LOT of people.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/05/30 23:58:15

4,979 refugees on five non-stop flights

+2
I couldn't make the link work so here is my guess

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Chi~Cat to Jackie ... 2012/06/04 03:47:57

It took me a couple of tries but it is a very nice video.

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TerryAgee 2012/05/30 23:53:16

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

+2
Sorry my friend, there was no vid to view. I don't know what to say.

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joe ramirez 2012/05/30 22:54:23

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+1
Did i guess right? LOL!

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Rob 2012/05/30 22:40:25

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

+2
So much for all the blather about a 'racist, apartheid state' hmm?

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Red Branch to Rob 2012/05/31 03:30:38 (edited)

The Ethiopian Jews do not look like the average Israeli. The Ethiopian Jews were being slaughtered by the followers of the religion of peace and tolerance.

Edited for content.

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Mary Ann to Red Branch 2012/05/31 12:31:26

+2
The term “Ethiopian Jews” was invented by Americans working to help the Beta Israel and was adopted in the 1970s by the Beta Israel themselves. “Beta Israel” means “House of Israel” in Amharic,

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Red Branch to Mary Ann 2012/06/04 03:16:15

+1
The term may have been first used in the 1970s, but their were many Jews in Ethiopia 3000 years ago. Ethiopia was a Christian nation until about 1975.

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Rob to Red Branch 2012/05/31 15:40:13

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I see you missed my point. Please look up the word 'blather'. BTW, you can buy a sense of humor at WalMart with the sarcasm and irony option for only $19.95.

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Red Branch to Rob 2012/06/04 03:17:34

+1
I missed nothing, I just don't agree with your point about Jew hatred.
There was no attempt at humor in my comment.

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Red Branch to Rob 2012/06/04 03:20:57

+1
I apologize, I did miss your point. I am editing my original comment.

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Red Branch to Rob 2012/06/04 03:30:53

+1
I apologize, I did miss the point.

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Rob to Red Branch 2012/07/05 22:50:25

+1
No biggie! Take care, OK?

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Red Branch to Rob 2012/07/05 22:50:47

you too

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Tim Upham 2012/05/30 22:26:55

14,352 refugees on 34 non-stop flights

+4
I have worked with the Falasha, their name in Amharic means "wanderer." Read the "Kebra Nagast" or "Book of the Glory of Kings," it offer an interesting historical account of Ethiopia, and the deep Biblical connections of the people such as the Falasha. They are a fascinating group of people, I celebrated Pesach with them.

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Rob to Tim Upham 2012/05/31 15:30:12

+1
Then I'm sure you know that they don't appreciate the term 'Falasha', which was an insult hurled at them by non-Jews back in Ethiopia.

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Tim Upham to Rob 2012/05/31 18:09:26

They also go by the name of "Beta Israel," but when I used the term Falasha, nobody corrected me. Just like the Roma, or also known as Gypsies. You can say that "Gypsy" is incorrect, because it came from a time, when the people of Europe thought that they originally came from Egypt. But I noticed they prefer the name "Roma."

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Pronatalist Pronatalist 2012/05/30 22:06:54

1,122 refugees on one non-stop flight

+3
How can I seriously move to Israel, and get my permanent Residency, ship a container of my stuff?

I'm tired of America's crap. I'm tired of the incessant liar Obummer. I'm tired of moron votes who vote to squander our freedom away. Can I move to Israel? Should I want to? Any tips for me?

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Pronata... to Pronata... 2012/05/30 22:10:44

+1
So how do I change my answer to the next highest one? Looks like I voted a bit too soon.

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