(Jewish Group) In Yemen, antisemitism is rampant even though few Jews actually live there
“Death to America. Death to Israel. A curse upon the Jews. Victory to Islam,” reads the banner of the Ansar Allah — the Partisans of God — more commonly known as Yemen’s Houthi militia.
The Iranian-backed force, which has been embroiled in a six-year civil war for the control of Yemen, has often taken it upon themselves to be that curse.
Last month, the Houthis succeeded in expelling nearly all of the last remaining Jews in Yemen.
At the demand of the group, 13 Jews – all members of a single family – were exiled from Yemen and relocated to Egypt. It’s far from the only such story; earlier this year two other Yemeni Jewish families were transferred from the country to the United Arab Emirates. Only six elderly Jewish men are estimated to remain in the country.
The Houthis’ actions have all but put an end to more than 2,000 years of Jewish history in the region. However, whatever Jewish life did remain in Yemen before the rise of Houthis is an epilogue to the storied Jewish community that once numbered more than 50,000.
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Shhh...ethnic cleansing is not important when it's the Jews.
