Operation Moses
1984 Israeli covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan during a civil war / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Operation Moshe (disambiguation).
Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה, Mivtza Moshe) was the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews (known as the "Beta Israel" community or the derogatory "Falashas")[1] from Sudan during a civil war that caused a famine in 1984. Originally called Gur Aryeh Yehuda ("Cub of the Lion of Judah") by Israelis, the United Jewish Appeal changed the name to "Operation Moses".[2]