Operation Moses
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Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
ⓘ
covert operation ⓘ humanitarian rescue operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtza Moshe ⓘ |
| carriedOutDuring | 1980s ⓘ |
| category |
Aliyah from Ethiopia
ⓘ
Humanitarian military operations ⓘ Israeli special operations ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Moses self-link ⓘ |
| conflict | Ethiopian Civil War ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Sudanese government officials ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| disclosure | publicly revealed in the media in 1985 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupRescued |
Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Beta Israel
|
| followedBy |
Operation Joshua
ⓘ
Operation Solomon ⓘ |
| impact |
international attention to plight of Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
strengthening of Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secret at the time of execution ⓘ |
| location |
Israel
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation | covert ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRescued | over 8000 ⓘ |
| organizer |
government of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Israel
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Mossad ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal rescue efforts of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| purpose |
relocation of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
ⓘ
rescue of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution ⓘ |
| reasonForRescue |
famine in Ethiopia
ⓘ
persecution of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ refugee crisis in Sudan ⓘ |
| religionOfRescuedGroup | Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
family separations due to incomplete evacuations
ⓘ
mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
danger of exposure of covert flights
ⓘ
hostile environment in Sudan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| transportMethod | airlift ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
civilian aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
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