Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!harvard!godot!ima!inmet!rosen From: rosen@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Operation Moses Message-ID: <1884@inmet.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:23:36 EST Article-I.D.: inmet.1884 Posted: Mon Jan 14 04:23:36 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 10:12:05 EST Lines: 29 Nf-ID: #R:ahuta:-33400:inmet:22300007:000:1434 Nf-From: inmet!rosen Jan 11 11:45:00 1985 The official word is that Operation Moses, the rescue effort of Ethiopian Jews, has been stopped. The entire operation was to be kept quiet, not exactly secret. That meant that nothing was to go in print, but it could be discussed among small groups to enable the fundraising that was needed to subsidize the efforts. Unfortunately, news about the efforts started getting into the newspapers, and last Thursday Israel decided to make a (terse) statement to acknowledge the efforts (since everyone knew about it and about Israel's involvement). The official notificiation, however, caused the problems that were expected. The Sudan (where the Jews were being airlifted from) does not have official ties with Israel, and did not want it publicly known that they were cooperating. They are very touchy, because of their connections to the USSR and the Arab countries. Similar for Ethiopia. The effort was able to bring out somewhere around 7000-8000 people. The absorption process has been started on all, and is going well. However, these efforts will be long (expected to take twice the usual time for new immigrants) and VERY costly (perhaps @25,000 per person). Financial support is still needed. As noted before, checks can be sent to: United Jewish Appeal 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Att.: Operation Moses