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| Yemen: Radicals tell North Yemen Jews to get out |
| 2007-01-22 |
| Supporters of radical Islamic cleric Hussein Badr Eddin al Houthi are demanding Jews leave the Saada region in northern Yemen within 10 days. The Saudi newspaper al-Watan reports explicit threats resulted in a meeting between local authorities and area sheikhs. Jewish residents complained, demanding equal treatment as Yemenite citizens. After the meeting, a verdict was signed by both Jews and authorities but it did not provide exemption from threats. Yeminite officials pleaded for the Jews to stay. Financial compensation was provided for residents who left to rent safer places. YNetNews reported Monday one threatening letter claims Jews have participated in activities that "serve global Zionism." The letter further claims Jews work at "corrupting people, and making them abandon their values." The letter claims the Jews have been under "meticulous surveillance." Yihya Yousef Mousa left his home, saying the Islamic radicals "did not want to see even one Jew in Saada." Mousa says he returned home last Wednesday following "official instructions," and the organization retaliated with threats of kidnappings and theft of cars and money. Another warning promised harm to Jews still in the area by Friday. Apparently Yemen still isn't Judenrein. Still, Israel will take them; in fact, given that YNET News has reported on it, I'm sure the government will offer to to fly in and pick them up. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 perhaps the Yemen authorities could concentrate on visiting harsh retribution on the threateners? Would that be too much to |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-01-22 21:37 |