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Ethiopia's last Jews dream of visa for Israel

Ethiopia's last Jews dream of visa for Israel

france24.com 30.09.2026 11:55 4 views
Ethiopia has one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, rumoured to be the descendants of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in 950 BC. From the 1970s to 1990s, this community known as Beta Israel was persecuted

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Ethiopia has one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, rumoured to be the descendants of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in 950 BC. From the 1970s to 1990s, this community known as Beta Israel was persecuted under the Communist regime, and Israel evacuated more than 20,000 Ethiopian Jews in dramatic airlifts known as Operation Solomon and Operation Moses. But a few thousand were left behind.

Thirty years on, these EthiopianJews are still waiting to rejoin their friends and family in Israel, and to escape the dire living conditions that the shunned community endures today. Most have sold their land to be closer to Israeli consulates or the embassy, but have had no certainty over their future for years. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes Fatalities on Indian roads: One death reported every three minutes Taiwan: Home of semiconductor giants at the centre of AI race Eye on Africa## Ethiopian forces claim to have retaken key Tigray town Business## France braces for day of strikes and protests over civil servants' pay Tête à tête## Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims The Debate## Leo the moderate?

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