Operation Magic Carpet

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Operation Magic Carpet was a post-World War II airlift operation that transported tens of thousands of Yemenite Jews to the newly established State of Israel.

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instanceOf airlift operation
mass immigration operation
alsoKnownAs Magic Carpet aliyah
Operation On Wings of Eagles
appliesToDemographicGroup Jews from Aden
Yemenite Jews
arrivalPoint Lod Airport
linked to: Ben-Gurion Airport
cause establishment of the State of Israel in 1948
persecution and insecurity of Jews in Yemen
conflict Arab–Israeli conflict
country Israel
departurePoint Aden airport
endTime 1950
hasEffect near-complete removal of Jewish population from Yemen
strengthening of Israel’s demographic base
hasPart airlift from Aden to Israel
ground assembly of Jews in transit camps in Aden
historicalPeriod early Israeli statehood
legalStatus state-sponsored immigration operation
location Aden
Israel
Yemen
notableAircraftType C-46 Commando
Douglas DC-4
numberOfFlights over 380
numberOfPeopleTransported approximately 49,000
operator Alaska Airlines
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Jewish Agency for Israel
Near East Air Transport
State of Israel
linked to: Israel
organizedBy Israeli government
Jewish Agency emissaries in Yemen and Aden
pointInTime post-World War II period
shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel
purpose facilitate Jewish immigration to Israel
transport Yemenite Jews to Israel
relatedTo Aliyah
linked to: Aliyah to Israel

Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
Operation Ezra and Nehemiah
Yemenite Jewish diaspora
linked to: Yemenite Jews
riskFactor hostile airspace over the Red Sea region
limited aircraft range and capacity
significantEvent integration of Yemenite Jews into Israeli society
mass exodus of Jews from Yemen
startTime 1949
transportMode airplane

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Yemenite Jews experiencedEvent Operation Magic Carpet