Israel rescues 19 Jews from war-torn Yemen in covert operation
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[QUOTE]Beersheba (Israel) (AFP) - Israel has spirited 19 Jews out of war-torn Yemen in a "covert operation" to rescue some of the last remnants of one of the world's most ancient Jewish communities, officials said Monday.
The operation transporting them to Israel almost brings to an end the presence of the Jewish community in Yemen, which once numbered around 60,000 people and dates back some 2,000 years.
Only 50 or so Jews now remain and have chosen to stay in the war-ravaged Arabian Peninsula country, according to the Jewish Agency, responsible for immigration to Israel.
Most of them -- around 40 -- live in a protected compound adjacent to the US embassy in Sanaa.[/QUOTE]
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