Knesset Israel (ship)
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Knesset Israel was an Aliyah Bet immigrant ship used to clandestinely transport Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine in defiance of British immigration restrictions after World War II.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aliyah Bet immigrant ship
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ship ⓘ |
| after | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish displaced persons camps in Europe
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Zionist immigration efforts ⓘ |
| cargoType | humanitarian refugees ⓘ |
| carried | Jewish Holocaust survivors ⓘ |
| countryOfDestination | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationRegion | Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | facilitating Jewish immigration to Palestine ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British Mandate for Palestine
NERFINISHED
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post-Holocaust Jewish refugee crisis ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | symbol of Jewish resistance to British immigration policy ⓘ |
| operatedAs | illegal immigrant ship ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Aliyah Bet organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| operatedInDefianceOf | British White Paper immigration quotas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British authorities in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aliyah Bet movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | bringing Jewish refugees to Palestine illegally ⓘ |
| relatedTo | creation of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| subjectTo | British immigration restrictions ⓘ |
| typeOfService | clandestine maritime transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
clandestine immigration to Mandatory Palestine
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transporting Jewish refugees ⓘ |
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