Operation Solomon
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Operation Solomon was a 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated and resettled thousands of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Solomon canonical | 7 |
| Operation Solomon airlift | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Solomon Context triple: [Ethiopian Jews, significantMigrationEvent, Operation Solomon]
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A.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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B.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
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C.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Neptune Spear
Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Solomon Target entity description: Operation Solomon was a 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated and resettled thousands of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel.
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A.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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B.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
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C.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Neptune Spear
Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift
ⓘ
humanitarian operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
El Al aircraft
ⓘ
Israeli Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Air Force transport planes
|
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtsa Shlomo ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Beta Israel community
Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| category |
1991 in Ethiopia
ⓘ
1991 in Israel ⓘ Airlifts ⓘ Aliyah from Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form:
Aliyah from Ethiopia to Israel
|
| conflict | Ethiopian Civil War ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Government of Ethiopia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | May 1991 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 36 hours ⓘ |
| endDate | 1991-05-25 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Amharic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| impact | rapid integration of thousands of Ethiopian Jews into Israeli society ⓘ |
| location |
Addis Ababa
ⓘ
Ben-Gurion Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Ben Gurion Airport
Ethiopia ⓘ Israel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Solomon ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted in secrecy until completion
ⓘ
involved record-breaking passenger loads on some flights ⓘ one of the largest humanitarian airlifts in history ⓘ used civilian and military aircraft ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleTransported |
approximately 14600
ⓘ
over 14000 ⓘ |
| operator |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Israeli Air Force ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
government of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Israel
|
| partOf |
Aliyah from Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aliyah of Ethiopian Jews
|
| precededBy |
Operation Joshua
ⓘ
Operation Moses ⓘ |
| purpose |
evacuation of Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
resettlement of Ethiopian Jews in Israel ⓘ |
| record | set world record for number of passengers on a single aircraft at the time ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aliyah from Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aliyah
Law of Return ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
instability of Mengistu Haile Mariam regime
ⓘ
ongoing civil war in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| significantEvent | mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1991 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1991-05-24 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Solomon Description of subject: Operation Solomon was a 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated and resettled thousands of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Solomon airlift