FACT CHECK · HISTORY
Claim: Chat claims: Zionism is racist (Operation Solomon, 1991)
FALSETHE ANSWER
In May 1991 Israel airlifted 14,325 Ethiopian Jews in 36 hours and made them citizens on landing. About 170,000 Ethiopian Israelis live in Israel today.
SOURCE
Jewish Agency; Israel CBS 2024 (Ethiopian-origin population)
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Operation solomon”
- “Ethiopian jews”
- “Ethiopian israelis”
- “Zionism is racist”
- “Racist state”
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