Posted on 03/26/2015 7:14:27 AM PDT by Star Traveler
With Saudi and allies striking Iranian-backed fighters, Israel and Jewish Agency increasingly frustrated by refusal of handful of Jews left in the country to leave.
Israel is closely following developments in Yemen, where Gulf states are bombing Iranian-backed fighters, and has expressed deep concern over the fate of the last few Jews in the country.
Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a series of air strikes overnight Wednesday, battling Iranian-backed Houthi fighters who have captured swathes of the country.
Israel believes that there are less than 100 Jews remaining in Yemen. Most of that number is concentrated in Sanaa, which has fallen to the Iranian-backed rebels.
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Why doesn’t Israel go and get them?
From the article, it sounds like they don’t want to go!
Then Israel can’t be too worried.
Some of the Yemeni Jews came to the country during the time that the queen of Sheba (Marib) visited King Solomon.
That would make them pretty darned old. I wonder if they would be willing to share their anti-aging secrets!
Ask the Romans who captured some and brought them back to Rome because of their expertise in masonry.
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