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.
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 ⓘ |
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