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Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews
Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews
[UNDER SIEGE: The State Department has resettled about 60 Yemeni Jews in the U.S. since July amid rising violence; more are expected to arrive. Top, the father of Moshe Nahari, who was killed in December, with his daughters outside a court in Yemen following a hearing in the murder case.] ...
Iranian ship laden with weapons seized off Yemen
gulfnews.com — Sanaa: An Iranian ship laden with various weapons believed to be for Al Houthi rebels was seized... Monday off the Yemeni coasts of the Midi harbour in the far northern west of the country, security sources said Tuesday. The 5-member crew, 4 Iranians and ... (more) Iranian ship laden with weapons seized off Yemen
Saudi air force hits Yemen rebels after border raid
washingtonpost.com — By Souhail Karam Reuters Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:33 AM RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has launched... heavy air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the Shi'ite insurgents, ... (more) Saudi air force hits Yemen rebels after border raid
Saudi Air Force Attacks Yemeni Rebel Villages
xrdarabia.org — The Washington Post is running this Reuters story online right now. In response to a cross-border attack... on a Saudi security post earlier this week, which resulted in the death of now two Saudi officers, the Saudi Air Force has launched attacks on ... (more) Saudi Air Force Attacks Yemeni Rebel Villages
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On Wings of Eagles -- By: Mark Krikorian
The Corner on National Review Online — The Wall Street Journal reported on a secret U.S. mission that recently extracted most of the remaining Jews from Yemen, where they're coming under increasing pressure from the local Arabs. This completes the work of ...

Count Your Blessings-- You Weren't Born In Yemen
DownWithTyranny! — ... Saturday's Wall Street Journal fills in some gaps about Yemen and Jews with a fascinating story, Secret Mission Rescues Yemen's Jews by Miriam Jordan. She confirms the country's backwardness and hostility and goes into the ongoing operation of how the Obama Administration is rescuing the few remaining Yemenite Jews and settling them in suburban Rockland County, New York, in the hamlet of Monsey. (Monsey has around 15,000 people, 112 synagogues and 45 yeshivas. Less than half the people there speak English at home.) ...

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