Operation Solomon

"Operation Solomon" Was One of the Most Remarkable Rescue Efforts in Modern History, in Which More Than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews Were Airlifted to Israel in Little More Than a Day. Now, in This Riveting Volume, Stephen Spector Offers the Definitive Account of This Incredible Story, Based on Over 200 Interviews and Exclusive Access to Confidential Documents. Written With the Pace and Immediacy of a Novel, Here is the Dramatic Story of the Rescue of the Dark-Skinned Jews of Ethiopia. Spector Recounts How 20,000 Jews Were Willingly Lured From Their Ancestral Villages to Addis Ababa, Expecting to Be Taken Quickly From There to the Holy Land. Instead, They Became Pawns in a Struggle Between the Israeli Government and Ethiopia's Repressive Dictator, Who Tried to Coerce Israel Into Selling Him Weapons He Needed in a Losing War Against Rebel Armies. in the Resulting Stalemate, the Jewish Community Was Forced to Live for Nearly a Year in Squalid Hovels, Vulnerable to the Dangers of the City, Inclu