Former Mossad Spy Gad Shimron mission was to save Ethiopian Jews who had fled to Sudan and this Mossad Agent was to find a way to save them. The code name "Brothers" became a legend as Gad Shimron engaged in a hazardous yet humanitarian mission of survival and now has written a book with the rare acquiescence of Mossad censors.
The feeling that "Brothers" was one of Israel's finest hours, Israel brought out refugees to save them from certain peril, tens of thousands of Jews moved to Israel, their community in Israel now numbers 100,000
When Shimron flew to Khartoum in 1981 with a small Mossad team, they posed as Entrepreneurs from Switzerland from a small travel firm. Mossad purchased a small defunct resort which they renovated and staffed it with locals. Shimron said, "It was a front but proved to be highly successful drawing tourists, scuba divers and sport fishermen. While most Mossad operations lose money we were actually making a small profit..." Between 1982-1984 Mossad Agents were communicating with Tel Aviv by radio and had located 8,000 Jews
Israel would rescue thousands of Jews over the years in Operations known as "Moses" and "Solomon" by the end of 2008 all eligible Jews will have made the move to their ancestral homeland.
The Book "Mossad Exodus" is available from Gefen Jewish Books on-line for $16.95
