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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Magic Carpet canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Magic Carpet Context triple: [Yemenite Jews, experiencedEvent, Operation Magic Carpet]
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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Barrel Roll
Operation Barrel Roll was a covert U.S. bombing campaign conducted in Laos during the Vietnam War, aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes and supporting Royal Lao Government forces.
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C.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
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D.
Operation Ariel
Operation Ariel was the World War II British evacuation of Allied troops and civilians from western France in June 1940, following the Dunkirk evacuation.
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E.
Operation Magistral
Operation Magistral was a major late-1987 Soviet offensive in the Soviet–Afghan War aimed at breaking the mujahideen siege of Khost by reopening key supply routes.
- 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: Operation Magic Carpet Target entity description: 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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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Barrel Roll
Operation Barrel Roll was a covert U.S. bombing campaign conducted in Laos during the Vietnam War, aimed at disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes and supporting Royal Lao Government forces.
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C.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
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D.
Operation Ariel
Operation Ariel was the World War II British evacuation of Allied troops and civilians from western France in June 1940, following the Dunkirk evacuation.
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E.
Operation Magistral
Operation Magistral was a major late-1987 Soviet offensive in the Soviet–Afghan War aimed at breaking the mujahideen siege of Khost by reopening key supply routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Agency for Palestine
Near East Air Transport ⓘ State of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| organizedBy |
Israeli government
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Israel
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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Subject: Operation Magic Carpet Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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