Operation On Wings of Eagles

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Operation On Wings of Eagles is the name commonly used for the post-World War II airlift that transported tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews to the newly established State of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airlift operation
aliyah operation
historical event
alternateName Operation Magic Carpet NERFINISHED
Yemenite Airlift NERFINISHED
country Israel
describedBySource Israeli historical accounts of Yemenite aliyah
endTime 1950
follows World War II NERFINISHED
hasCause establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 NERFINISHED
persecution and insecurity of Jews in Yemen
hasEffect demographic change in Israel
mass immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel
languageOfName English
location Aden NERFINISHED
State of Israel NERFINISHED
Yemen NERFINISHED
mainSubject Yemenite Jews NERFINISHED
namedAfter biblical phrase "on wings of eagles"
notableFor role in forming Yemenite Jewish community in Israel
scale of airlift from an Arab country to Israel
numberOfParticipants tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews
organizer Jewish Agency for Israel NERFINISHED
State of Israel NERFINISHED
partOf early waves of Jewish immigration to Israel
pointInTime post-World War II period
purpose to facilitate aliyah of Yemenite Jews
to transport Yemenite Jews to the newly established State of Israel
significantEvent mass departure of Jews from Yemen
startTime 1949
transported Yemenite Jewish families NERFINISHED
uses civilian aircraft
military aircraft

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Operation Magic Carpet alsoKnownAs Operation On Wings of Eagles