Magic Carpet aliyah
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Magic Carpet aliyah is the mass airlift operation that transported tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews to the newly established State of Israel between 1949 and 1950.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
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historical event ⓘ mass immigration operation ⓘ |
| airlineUsed |
Alaska Airlines
NERFINISHED
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Near East Air Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ other chartered airlines ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kanfei Nesharim
NERFINISHED
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Operation Magic Carpet NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation On Wings of Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDestination | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| follows | establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
desire of Yemenite Jews to immigrate to Israel
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persecution of Jews in Yemen ⓘ rise of hostility toward Jews in Yemen after the establishment of Israel ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
near-complete removal of Jewish community from Yemen
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resettlement of Yemenite Jews in Israel ⓘ strengthening of Jewish demographic presence in early State of Israel ⓘ |
| HebrewName | מבצע כנפי נשרים NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Arab–Israeli conflict era ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfAssembly | Aden transit camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfTransportation |
airlift
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airplane ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleTransported |
about 49,000
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tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
NERFINISHED
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Jewish Agency for Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Alaska Airlines
NERFINISHED
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ British authorities in Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Agency for Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemenite Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early waves of aliyah to Israel ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1949–1950 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aliyah
NERFINISHED
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Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemenite Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Ma'abarot (Israeli transit camps)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosh HaAyin absorption camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Aden
NERFINISHED
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Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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