Aliyah Bet
E161987
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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aliyah Bet canonical | 9 |
| Aliyah | 1 |
| Aliyah Bet (Hebrew: עלייה ב׳) | 1 |
| Aliyah Bet movement | 1 |
| Aliyah Bet organization | 1 |
| Mossad LeAliyah Bet | 1 |
| Mossad le-Aliyah Bet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1399185 — 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: Aliyah Bet Context triple: [Haganah, supported, Aliyah Bet]
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A.
Yishuv
Yishuv refers to the organized Jewish community in Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, encompassing its political, social, and defense institutions.
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B.
Kiryat Ono
Kiryat Ono is a small suburban city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
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C.
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in central Israel known for its scientific and agricultural research institutions, including the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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D.
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a northern Israeli city near the Lebanese border, known for its strategic location and frequent exposure to cross-border conflict.
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E.
Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod is a central fundraising organization for Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, supporting immigration, settlement, and social development projects in partnership with major Zionist institutions.
- 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: Aliyah Bet Target entity description: 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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A.
Yishuv
Yishuv refers to the organized Jewish community in Palestine before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, encompassing its political, social, and defense institutions.
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B.
Kiryat Ono
Kiryat Ono is a small suburban city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
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C.
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in central Israel known for its scientific and agricultural research institutions, including the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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D.
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a northern Israeli city near the Lebanese border, known for its strategic location and frequent exposure to cross-border conflict.
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E.
Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod is a central fundraising organization for Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, supporting immigration, settlement, and social development projects in partnership with major Zionist institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
clandestine immigration movement ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
bring Jewish refugees to Palestine
ⓘ
circumvent British immigration quotas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aliyah Bet (Hebrew: עלייה ב׳)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aliyah Bet
Ha’apalah ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Haganah
ⓘ
Irgun ⓘ Jewish Agency for Palestine ⓘ Lehi (Stern Group) ⓘ
linked to:
Lehi
Mossad LeAliyah Bet ⓘ
linked to:
Aliyah Bet
|
| contrastedWith | legal immigration to Palestine (Aliyah Aleph) ⓘ |
| endedWith | establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfImmigrants | over 70,000 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Holocaust
ⓘ
persecution of Jews in Europe ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contribution to support for establishing a Jewish state
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detention of immigrants in Atlit camp ⓘ interception of ships by Royal Navy ⓘ international publicity for Jewish refugee plight ⓘ internment of immigrants in Cyprus camps ⓘ pressure on British Mandate policy ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
British detention camps in Atlit, Palestine
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British detention camps in Cyprus ⓘ European ports ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
illegal immigration by sea
ⓘ
overland smuggling routes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Aliyah B” or “Immigration B” ⓘ |
| notableShip |
Exodus 1947
ⓘ
Knesset Israel (ship) ⓘ Patria ⓘ Struma ⓘ Theodor Herzl (ship) ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Mandate authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
|
| organizedInDefianceOf |
British White Paper of 1939
ⓘ
linked to:
1939 White Paper on Palestine
|
| partOf |
Zionist movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Zionism
|
| regulatedBy | British immigration ordinances in Palestine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
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post-World War II era ⓘ pre-state Israel period ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
cargo vessels
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fishing boats ⓘ refugee ships ⓘ |
| violated | British immigration restrictions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aliyah Bet Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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