Claim: Mizrahi Jews only came after Israel was already a state
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
The Yemen airlift (On Wings of Eagles, 'Magic Carpet') began 16 Dec 1948, seven months after the 14 May declaration, and ran to 24 Sep 1950: about 49,000 Yemenite Jews flown out.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen); JVL: Operation Magic Carpet
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