Operation Joshua
In Operation Joshua , also known as Operation Sheba , Ethiopian Jews were flown to Israel from refugee camps in Sudan in 1985 .
Background and process
Ethiopian Jews fled a severe famine in their country to refugee camps in Sudan. The Israeli Operation Moses had previously brought 8,000 people to Israel from November 21, 1984 to January 5, 1985. When the news spread in the press, Sudan blocked further flights.
All 100 senators of the United States signed a secret petition to President Ronald Reagan and asked him to take the evacuation again. Vice President George HW Bush arranged a follow-up mission called Operation Joshua. On March 22, 1985, six US Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft were dropped off and landed near al-Qadarif . 500 to 600 Jews were located and transported to today's Ovda military airfield in southern Israel.
See also
literature
- Mitchell G. Bard, From Tragedy to Triumph: The Politics Behind the Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry , 2002, ISBN 978-0-275-97000-0 , pp. 161-170.
Web links
- Operations Moses and Joshua (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1984-1991 Airlift of Ethiopian Jewish community . (engl.)
- ^ Ministry of Immigrant Absorption: Operation Moses - Aliyah of Ethiopian Jewry (1984) . (engl.)
- ^ TW McGarry: 'Catalyst' for Ethiopian Airlift Disclosed: Robbins, Publisher Claim Valley-Spawned Plan Spurred US to Action . In: Los Angeles Times , March 26, 1985. (Eng.)
- ^ Sharon Spent Two Years Thinking His Parents Had Died in Sudan . In: Jewish Telegraph . (engl.)