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Yemen's last Jews set to flee country
Israeli sources confirmed on Thursday Yemeni media reports that the overwhelming majority of the final remnant of Yemen's ancient Jewish community, numbering some 250 people, are looking to leave the country due to persecution and violence.
Yemenite Jew Simha Ben-Yisrael, back, and her children arrive at Ben Gurion airport on Thursday.
Photo: AP
"About 120 of the Yemeni Jews want to move to Israel, 100 want to move to the US" - where there is a small Yemenite Jewish community - "and between 20 and 30 want to stay," the source said, citing information obtained from the community.
Some of the Jews wishing to leave are unable to do so because they are having trouble selling their property, the source said.
Saba, Yemen's official state news agency, reported Wednesday on a "mini-exodus" of Jews from the country "triggered by alleged harassment" and "fear of persecution."
Yemen's last Jews set to flee for US, Israel | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post
Iran has a thriving Jewish community.
It is the largest in the ME after Israel.
Egypt and Turkey both have very large Christian communities that number in the millions.
The badge for Jews in Iran has been exposed as false. In reality Iran is not that bad to its Jews! Not even Alamdouchebag, who I read not to long ago (Sunni you have the article still) build 2 new Jewish community centers.
Ahmedinejad is actually from jewish roots... he denies it of course, but we know he's from the Saborjhian family (which is a relatively well known Jewish family)
ps, iran being persian or arab means nothing since they both share the same religious identity and, for the most part, culture. I don't see you drawing any lines between the various types of jewish ethnicity... but, hey.. whats good for the jewish goose is NOT good for the goyim gander, right?