Yemen Becomes ‘Judenrein’ Because Of Iranian-Backed Militia

Yemeni Jews say that they face systemic discrimination, go to separate Jewish schools and are usually not able to get admission in public schools, colleges and government jobs. Instead, they work mostly as merchants, artisans, or farmers. They are also banned from holding Jewish ceremonies in public. The community also includes descendants of a group that was expelled from the former nation known as The Principality of Najran in 1934 when it was annexed by Saudi Arabia. There was no Israel or Jewish start then, so they moved to Yemen.                                                       

As Iraq’s Jewish family also dwindled to four this Passover with the death of a senior member, these are two nations which had significant Jewish populations 75 years ago and have lost their communities in the blink of an eye. Now imagine if Black Americans, a group of comparable significance as a minority so vividly portrayed in the media etc. just vanished because they had to leave overnight? 

The Iraqi member who just died was a doctor. A Yemeni member who left almost a decade ago, says that in Yemen, since they were barred from entry in colleges, Jewish doctors are virtually unheard of. 

Between 1949 and 1950, Israel brought in nearly 47,000 Yemenite Jews to the state in ‘Operation Magic Carpet.’ 

The exodus was motivated by growing anti-Semitism following the establishment of the State of Israel, increasing anarchy and instability in the Middle-Eastern nation. 

Looking for a new home to migrate to, the group of 13 reportedly refused to go to Israel and are awaiting the UN refugee agency to transport them to other countries that grant asylum. Some others have settled elsewhere, including 40 in the UAE. It is rumoured that Rabbi Yahya Youssef Is reluctant to move to Israel as he fears that Yemenite Jews will not be able to cling to their traditional, pious way of life in Israel which has a lot of ‘socially liberal’ culture.