Ep - 18 - "Felix" - A Conversation with a Former Mossad Agent

"Felix" is a former Mossad agent who was one of the agents in charge of smuggling Ethiopian Jews through Sudan into Israel in the 1980s.

This operation was recently made into a movie that Netflix bought the rights for. However "Felix", says there are many discrepancies between the movie and what actually happen.

From 1979 - 1990, Israel ran many smuggling operations. Their goal was to bring Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel, during a time when the Ethiopian president had declared Israel an enemy state - and vowed not to let any Jews leave Ethiopia.
Against all odds, Israeli intelligence managed to bring over thousands of refugees, using a luxury resort hotel as a cover for why they were there.

The creativity, boldness, and honest desire to help people is what made this operation so legendary and captived the minds of people many decades after.

I spoke to "Felix" about the mission, what it's like staying in character for extended periods of time, and the logistics of the operation. He also tells some fascinating, and hilarious, stories of things that occurred during their time there.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

Any comments, requests or questions, please reach out - my email is roybntz@gmail.com