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Israel fears for safety of Yemen's remaining few Jews
YNetNews ^ | Thursday, March 26, 2015 | Danny Adino Ababa, Itamar Eichner, Benjamin Tobias

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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; yemen; yemenfailedstate; yemeniran; yemenjews
Israel is still gathering the Jews back to Israel, all over the world, just as the Bible says God will do!
1 posted on 03/26/2015 7:14:27 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler

Why doesn’t Israel go and get them?


2 posted on 03/26/2015 8:27:20 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Right_in_Virginia

From the article, it sounds like they don’t want to go!


3 posted on 03/26/2015 8:36:19 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler

Then Israel can’t be too worried.


4 posted on 03/26/2015 9:01:09 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Star Traveler

Some of the Yemeni Jews came to the country during the time that the queen of Sheba (Marib) visited King Solomon.


5 posted on 03/26/2015 9:46:29 AM PDT by 353FMG
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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!

6 posted on 03/26/2015 9:57:28 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

Ask the Romans who captured some and brought them back to Rome because of their expertise in masonry.


7 posted on 03/26/2015 10:09:47 AM PDT by 353FMG
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