Some of last Yemenite Jews arrive in Israel
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(21 Mar 2016) Some of Yemen's last remaining Jews have arrived in Israel after a clandestine operation retrieved them from the war-torn country, an Israeli nonprofit group said on Monday.
As part of the mission two people who arrived in recent days and a group of 17 Yemenite Jews landed in Israel late on Sunday, according to the Jewish Agency, which works closely with the Israeli government and acts as a link to Jews around the world.
Among the new arrivals was a rabbi who brought an ancient Torah scroll with him.
The Jewish Agency would not disclose details of the secret mission, which it said was a "complex covert operation."
The new arrivals leave behind a civil war raging in Yemen and a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in the country, which the Jewish Agency said was endangering the community.
Hundreds of Jews have arrived in Israel from Yemen in recent years, but the most recent arrivals could mark the end of this immigration.
The 50 remaining Jews - who mostly live in the capital Sanaa in a closed compound next to the US embassy and enjoy the protection of Yemeni authorities - want to stay in the country, the agency said.
Some 50,000 Jews have arrived to Israel from Yemen since 1949 and have become an integral part of Israeli society.
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As part of the mission two people who arrived in recent days and a group of 17 Yemenite Jews landed in Israel late on Sunday, according to the Jewish Agency, which works closely with the Israeli government and acts as a link to Jews around the world.
Among the new arrivals was a rabbi who brought an ancient Torah scroll with him.
The Jewish Agency would not disclose details of the secret mission, which it said was a "complex covert operation."
The new arrivals leave behind a civil war raging in Yemen and a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in the country, which the Jewish Agency said was endangering the community.
Hundreds of Jews have arrived in Israel from Yemen in recent years, but the most recent arrivals could mark the end of this immigration.
The 50 remaining Jews - who mostly live in the capital Sanaa in a closed compound next to the US embassy and enjoy the protection of Yemeni authorities - want to stay in the country, the agency said.
Some 50,000 Jews have arrived to Israel from Yemen since 1949 and have become an integral part of Israeli society.
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