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Operation Magic Carpet (Yemenite Jews, 1949–1950)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Magic_Carpet_(Yemenite_Jews,_1949–1950)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
airlift operation
gptkbp:airlinesInvolved
gptkb:Alaska_Airlines
gptkb:British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkb:Near_East_Air_Transport
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Operation_On_Wings_of_Eagles
gptkbp:casualties
minimal
gptkbp:endDate
September 1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Operation Magic Carpet (Yemenite Jews, 1949–1950)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Aden
gptkbp:notableFor
one of the largest humanitarian airlifts in history
mass migration of Yemenite Jews
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleTransported
about 49,000
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:State_of_Israel
gptkb:Jewish_Agency_for_Israel
gptkb:American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Aliyah_Bet
gptkbp:purpose
rescue and immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:State_of_Israel
gptkb:Yemenite_Jews
gptkb:Aden_Emergency
gptkb:Jewish_exodus_from_Arab_and_Muslim_countries
gptkbp:significance
helped establish Israel's policy of mass immigration
gptkbp:startDate
June 1949
gptkbp:usedInAircraft
gptkb:Douglas_DC-4
gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:Curtiss_C-46_Commando
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Aliyah_(Jewish_immigration)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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