Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent, Ethiopian Jews, Beta-Israel, search for names of friends and relatives engraved in stone on Mount Herzl who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israeli President REUVEN RIVLIN greets Ethiopian religious leaders, keisim, as he arrives for the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (2nd R) and President REUVEN RIVLIN (R) partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israeli President REUVEN RIVLIN addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israeli President REUVEN RIVLIN greets Ethiopian religious leaders, keisim, as he arrives for the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU arrives for the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU partakes in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israelis of Ethiopian descent partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israeli President REUVEN RIVLIN greets Ethiopian religious leaders, keisim, as he arrives for the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (L) and President REUVEN RIVLIN (C) partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Israeli President REUVEN RIVLIN addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (L) and President REUVEN RIVLIN (R) shake hands and partake in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.

Jewish Ethiopian Memorial Day 2019 in Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 2nd June, 2019. Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses participants in the State Memorial Service for Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel, who perished en route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). Some 4,000 are estimated to have died en route to Israel. Credit: Nir Alon/Alamy Live News.