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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magic Carpet aliyah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11068426 — 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: Magic Carpet aliyah Context triple: [Operation Magic Carpet, alsoKnownAs, Magic Carpet aliyah]
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A.
Aliyah
Aliyah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "ascent" or "rising," commonly used in Jewish and broader communities.
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B.
Aliyah Royale
Aliyah Royale is an American actress best known for her leading role in the television series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond."
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C.
Aliyah Bet
Aliyah Bet was the clandestine, often illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of Israel, organized in defiance of British restrictions.
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D.
Aliyah to Israel
Aliyah to Israel is the immigration of Jews from around the world to the State of Israel, often driven by religious, cultural, or political motivations and central to modern Jewish history and identity.
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E.
Yisrael BaAliyah
Yisrael BaAliyah was an Israeli political party founded in the 1990s to represent and advance the interests of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
- 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: Magic Carpet aliyah Target entity description: 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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A.
Aliyah
Aliyah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "ascent" or "rising," commonly used in Jewish and broader communities.
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B.
Aliyah Royale
Aliyah Royale is an American actress best known for her leading role in the television series "The Walking Dead: World Beyond."
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C.
Aliyah Bet
Aliyah Bet was the clandestine, often illegal immigration of Jewish refugees to Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of Israel, organized in defiance of British restrictions.
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D.
Aliyah to Israel
Aliyah to Israel is the immigration of Jews from around the world to the State of Israel, often driven by religious, cultural, or political motivations and central to modern Jewish history and identity.
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E.
Yisrael BaAliyah
Yisrael BaAliyah was an Israeli political party founded in the 1990s to represent and advance the interests of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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Rosh HaAyin absorption camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Aden
NERFINISHED
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Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magic Carpet aliyah Description of subject: 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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