Operation Moses
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Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Moses canonical | 12 |
| Yemenite Airlift | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402884 — 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: Operation Moses Context triple: [Ethiopian Jews, significantMigrationEvent, Operation Moses]
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Neptune Spear
Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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D.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- 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 Moses Target entity description: Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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A.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Neptune Spear
Operation Neptune Spear was the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that located and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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D.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
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covert operation ⓘ humanitarian rescue operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtza Moshe ⓘ |
| carriedOutDuring | 1980s ⓘ |
| category |
Aliyah from Ethiopia
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Humanitarian military operations ⓘ Israeli special operations ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Moses ⓘ |
| conflict | Ethiopian Civil War ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Sudanese government officials ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| disclosure | publicly revealed in the media in 1985 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupRescued |
Beta Israel
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linked to:
Ethiopian Jews
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| followedBy |
Operation Joshua
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Operation Solomon ⓘ |
| impact |
international attention to plight of Ethiopian Jews
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strengthening of Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secret at the time of execution ⓘ |
| location |
Israel
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Sudan ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation | covert ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRescued | over 8000 ⓘ |
| organizer |
Government of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
government of Israel
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Mossad ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal rescue efforts of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| purpose |
relocation of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
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rescue of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution ⓘ |
| reasonForRescue |
famine in Ethiopia
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persecution of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ refugee crisis in Sudan ⓘ |
| religionOfRescuedGroup | Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
family separations due to incomplete evacuations
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mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
danger of exposure of covert flights
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hostile environment in Sudan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| transportMethod | airlift ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
civilian aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Moses Description of subject: Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operation Moses