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On May 25th, 1991, Israeli Operation Solomon flies more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in just 36 hours using over 30 airplanes, including a Boeing 747 that set an astonishing record of carrying 1,087 passengers. The operation brings almost twice as many Ethiopians to Israel as arrived through the previous Operation Moses in 1985.
Read more: This Day In History: 'Operation Solomon' Brings 14,000 Ethiopian Jews Home