Operation Moshe
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Operation Moshe was a covert 1984–1985 Israeli airlift mission that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Moshe canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Operation Moshe Context triple: [Mivtza Moshe, alsoKnownAs, Operation Moshe]
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A.
Operation Harel
Operation Harel was a 1948 Israeli military operation during the Arab–Israeli War, focused on securing and supplying the besieged road to Jerusalem.
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B.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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C.
Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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D.
Operation Yevusi
Operation Yevusi was a 1948 Israeli military offensive during the Arab–Israeli War aimed at securing control over key areas of Jerusalem.
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E.
Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
- 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 Moshe Target entity description: Operation Moshe was a covert 1984–1985 Israeli airlift mission that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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A.
Operation Harel
Operation Harel was a 1948 Israeli military operation during the Arab–Israeli War, focused on securing and supplying the besieged road to Jerusalem.
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B.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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C.
Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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D.
Operation Yevusi
Operation Yevusi was a 1948 Israeli military offensive during the Arab–Israeli War aimed at securing control over key areas of Jerusalem.
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E.
Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli military operation
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airlift operation ⓘ rescue mission ⓘ |
| airliftType | civilian and military aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtza Moshe ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
Beta Israel community
ⓘ
linked to:
Ethiopian Jews
|
| category |
1980s in Israel
ⓘ
Aliyah operations to Israel ⓘ Ethiopian-Jewish history ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
educational programs on Ethiopian Jewry
ⓘ
memorial events in Israel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| covertStatus | covert ⓘ |
| departurePoint | refugee camps in Sudan ⓘ |
| destination |
Ben Gurion Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben-Gurion Airport
|
| disclosureConsequence | suspension of further flights by Sudan ⓘ |
| disclosureDate | 1985-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1985-01-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Joshua
ⓘ
Operation Solomon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
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linked to:
Cold War
|
| humanitarianCharacter | humanitarian rescue operation ⓘ |
| impact | accelerated integration challenges for Ethiopian Jews in Israel ⓘ |
| legalStatusInIsrael | recognized as official immigration operation ⓘ |
| location |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moses ⓘ |
| notableAspect | one of the earliest large-scale airlifts of African Jews to Israel ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleTransported |
about 8000
ⓘ
approximately 7,000–8,000 Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Mossad ⓘ |
| organizedInCooperationWith |
Sudanese government officials
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf |
Aliyah of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Aliyah to Israel
|
| precededBy | secret overland escape of Ethiopian Jews to Sudan ⓘ |
| purpose |
relocate Ethiopian Jews to Israel
ⓘ
rescue Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| reasonForCovertNature | political sensitivity of Sudan’s relations with Arab states ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| relatedReligiousGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| result |
mass immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
ⓘ
strengthening of Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel ⓘ |
| riskFactor | dangerous conditions in Sudanese refugee camps ⓘ |
| startDate | 1984-11-21 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
civil war in Ethiopia
ⓘ
famine in Ethiopia ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Moshe Description of subject: Operation Moshe was a covert 1984–1985 Israeli airlift mission that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
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