Operation Magic Carpet (Yemenite Jews, 1949-1950)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Magic_Carpet_(Yemenite_Jews,_1949-1950)
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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airlift operation
gptkbp:airlinesInvolved gptkb:Alaska_Airlines
gptkb:British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
gptkb:Near_East_Air_Transport
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_On_Wings_of_Eagles
gptkbp:deliveredBy gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:departureCity gptkb:Aden
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Ramat_Gan
gptkb:Tel_Aviv
gptkbp:endDate 1950
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Ezra_and_Nehemiah
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:post-1948_Arab–Israeli_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Magic Carpet (Yemenite Jews, 1949-1950)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:notableFor rescuing almost entire Yemenite Jewish community
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleTransported about 49,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:State_of_Israel
gptkb:Jewish_Agency_for_Israel
gptkb:American_Jewish_Joint_Distribution_Committee
gptkbp:precededBy Yemenite Jewish migration to Palestine (pre-1948)
gptkbp:purpose rescue and immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Israeli
gptkb:Operation_Ezra_and_Nehemiah
gptkbp:significance mass migration of Yemenite Jews to Israel
gptkbp:startDate 1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jews_of_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7