FACT CHECK · IDENTITY & HISTORY
Claim: Israel is white supremacy in the Middle East
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Pew 2016: 48% of Israeli Jews are Mizrahi or Sephardi, roots in Arab lands and Iran. About 170,000 are Ethiopian; Operation Solomon (1991) airlifted 14,325 in 36 hours.
SOURCE
Pew Research 2016; Israel CBS (Ethiopian Israelis); Operation Solomon, May 1991
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