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Photo illustrationSana’a, Yemen - One of the Jewish communities in Yemen was exposed to physical abuse by security forces in Sa’awan residential area, Sana’a.
Heron Bin Salem, 22, a member of the Jewish community, was awaiting his cousin in front of al-Mustakbal School when an officer along with four security members approached him, “trying to get rid of his unfamiliar look,” Yahya Yousif, the head of the Jewish community in Sana’a told Yemen Observer.
“The officer looked at my cousin and said, ‘I do not like your look (meaning the long curls) and Heron said ‘I am a Jew from Sa’adah.’ The officer, however, got even more angry and said ‘We do not want Jews here,” Yousif said.
The long curls running down the side of their faces characterize Yemeni Jews.
The police held down Ben Salem and tried to cut off his hair.
“The security grabbed Ben Salem’s arms while the officer, armed with a large stick, grabbed his head. Then some people and I intervened and managed to break it off,” Yousif added.
The officer was identified as Rashad al-Masri, who is working as the deputy director of al-Nasr police station.
Yousif expressed his thanks to the Minister of Interior, Mutahar Rashad al-Masri who, upon reporting the abuse, took the required measures.
The Jewish community in Sana’a city make up about 70 people of the whole group. They fled their homes in Sa’adah province after the first war between the government troops and al-Houthi rebels raged in 2004.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:37 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Those hijabs that they wear are an "unfamiliar" look. Le'ts rip them off and let's hear the outrage!
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM Shmuela Says:Report as Inappropriate
I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:47 AM Eli Says:Report as Inappropriate
Oh, I thought they only hate Zionists.....
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:55 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
What do you mean? You are not making any sense.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:55 AM izzy Says:Report as Inappropriate
this can't be Arabs don't hate Jews the only hate Zionist. nobody was ever killed by Arabs before 1948.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
on the point buddy, well said! keep up your good work!
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:04 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
The good suffer for the bad...Why is Israel doing everything and anything they
can to stand in their way for trying to emigrate to the USA??.
Why does Isreal need these "fanatics" who annoy, irritate and despise?
Israel can barely manage with their homegrown "fanatics" Leave these,
to make their own choices, regardless of whether Israel feels they were
brainwashed or not, these people are not their concern, Israel has
caused thousands of frum people to go off the derech, they have been
the accomplice to the kidnapping of thousands of Yemenite children.
Immigrants from Communist Russia have attested, and there are many
books written on this matter, that they were moser nefesh to remain
Torah Jews under the most harsh circumstances, and they found it alot
more difficult to raise their children as such in "Isreal". The absorbtion
centers, did anything they could to entice their children to leave their
Torah Life, and sadly they were successful in too many instances.
I personally know a yid,who lives is Kiryas Malachi, who said that in
Russia his son wore a Kippa with mesiras nefesh, only to take it off
in Israel.
These people deserve every bid of our sympathy, if it helps!!
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
The way your writing dosnt look like you have any sympathy with humanity at all
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:08 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Oh, I thought they only hate Zionists..... ”
No, my friend gotta love those equal opportunity haters!!!
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:09 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Oh, I thought they only hate Zionists..... ”
yes, I can really see how the payos could be threatening
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:15 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“The officer looked at my cousin and said, ‘I do not like your look (meaning the long curls) and Heron said ‘I am a Jew from Sa’adah.’ The officer, however, got even more angry and said ‘We do not want Jews here,” Yousif said.
Note to all my anti-Zionist friends, the officer said "We do not want Jews here". He did not say we do not want Zionists here. So all of you anti-Zionist bashers can take that to bed with you tonight and sleep on it.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 11:52 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ What do you mean? You are not making any sense. ”
You know what he means. You know EXACTLY what he means. That is why you cannot come up with a comment.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM Shmuela Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The good suffer for the bad...Why is Israel doing everything and anything they
can to stand in their way for trying to emigrate to the USA??.
Why does Isreal need these "fanatics" who annoy, irritate and despise?
Israel can barely manage with their homegrown "fanatics" Leave these,
to make their own choices, regardless of whether Israel feels they were
brainwashed or not, these people are not their concern, Israel has
caused thousands of frum people to go off the derech, they have been
the accomplice to the kidnapping of thousands of Yemenite children.
Immigrants from Communist Russia have attested, and there are many
books written on this matter, that they were moser nefesh to remain
Torah Jews under the most harsh circumstances, and they found it alot
more difficult to raise their children as such in "Isreal". The absorbtion
centers, did anything they could to entice their children to leave their
Torah Life, and sadly they were successful in too many instances.
I personally know a yid,who lives is Kiryas Malachi, who said that in
Russia his son wore a Kippa with mesiras nefesh, only to take it off
in Israel.
These people deserve every bid of our sympathy, if it helps!! ”
Stop blaming everyone else for your problems - there were many Jews in Europe who were shomer Shabbos and came to America and threw it all down the drain - the environment today is different then it was in 1940 and 50', you have frum Jews all over the place even in Israel yes "Israel" the largest mokem Torah in world
As for the so called brain washing if you want to live to secular life you can do it anywhere, America, Europe and even just a few block out of Williamsburg.
Just like the Jews who came to America after the war, there were many that kept their traditions so to there were many Jews who went to Israel and kept there traditions
Stop blaming Israel.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM Shmuela Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The way your writing dosnt look like you have any sympathy with humanity at all ”
I have sympathy for those who have sympathy for themselves, you cant help someone who doesn't want to be helped
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:42 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Stop blaming everyone else for your problems - there were many Jews in Europe who were shomer Shabbos and came to America and threw it all down the drain - the environment today is different then it was in 1940 and 50', you have frum Jews all over the place even in Israel yes "Israel" the largest mokem Torah in world
As for the so called brain washing if you want to live to secular life you can do it anywhere, America, Europe and even just a few block out of Williamsburg.
Just like the Jews who came to America after the war, there were many that kept their traditions so to there were many Jews who went to Israel and kept there traditions
Stop blaming Israel. ”
That is revisionist history big time.
They took children. Removed them from the education of their parents. Just one example. Why not interview the old generation. Oh yeah! You forget about the wholesale kidnapping of Yemenite children for adoption perpetrated by the Zionists and telling the parents that their children died. This is not propaganda this was officially revealed during an internal investigation within the last few years.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:47 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
The minister of interior took the required measures! When the yemenites came to the medina in the earlier years and representatives of the govt cut off their peyos and did worse things no minister in the medina did anything to help the frum yidden!
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:48 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ That is revisionist history big time.
They took children. Removed them from the education of their parents. Just one example. Why not interview the old generation. Oh yeah! You forget about the wholesale kidnapping of Yemenite children for adoption perpetrated by the Zionists and telling the parents that their children died. This is not propaganda this was officially revealed during an internal investigation within the last few years. ”
You are a hypocrite. Even if these incidents had not happened you would still hate Israel and be full on Sinas Chinam.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:55 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Stop blaming everyone else for your problems - there were many Jews in Europe who were shomer Shabbos and came to America and threw it all down the drain - the environment today is different then it was in 1940 and 50', you have frum Jews all over the place even in Israel yes "Israel" the largest mokem Torah in world
As for the so called brain washing if you want to live to secular life you can do it anywhere, America, Europe and even just a few block out of Williamsburg.
Just like the Jews who came to America after the war, there were many that kept their traditions so to there were many Jews who went to Israel and kept there traditions
Stop blaming Israel. ”
How can you compare the two?
In America (nebech) they gave up Shabbos to have bread to eat and they couldn't take the starvation of their family but no one forced,coerced brainwashed them to throw off the ol hamitzvos,you kould keep shabbos all you wanted and no one would bother you
In isreal there was direct bullying,coersion and brainwashing to make the olim be porek ol mitzvos just for the sake of it.No monetary or other gain than to make others do aveiros
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Apr 27, 2010 at 12:59 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The minister of interior took the required measures! When the yemenites came to the medina in the earlier years and representatives of the govt cut off their peyos and did worse things no minister in the medina did anything to help the frum yidden! ”
Let's see how you really accept the Yeminites. I am waiting to see a Yeminite/Satmar marriage.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 01:03 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
Difficult to understand? It has happened in Israel more then in Yemen that the payos if the Yemenites were cut off. People that consider themselvs Jews did it to them.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 01:04 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
I can't believe I see all this nitpicking on VIN. Whatever happened 50 years ago or whoever is anti-zionist, blah blah, forget about it for once! These yiddishe neshamas have to get out of Yemen before they're killed. That's what is important for now. Afterwards everyone can argue about whether they'll keep their peyos in America or Israel but for now, GET THEM OUT OF THERE before it's too late.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 01:08 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ That is revisionist history big time.
They took children. Removed them from the education of their parents. Just one example. Why not interview the old generation. Oh yeah! You forget about the wholesale kidnapping of Yemenite children for adoption perpetrated by the Zionists and telling the parents that their children died. This is not propaganda this was officially revealed during an internal investigation within the last few years. ”
This Yemenite kidnapping story is as big a blood libel as that of mideval Europe. Do you not think that these children never grew up and noticed they looked nothing like their 'parents' ! In Argentina in the 1970's the junta kidnapped children and murdered their parents. Some of these children when they grew up noticed that they looked nothing like their parents and after DNA tests confirmed what they feared, had them prosecuted.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 01:41 PM Shmuela Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I can't believe I see all this nitpicking on VIN. Whatever happened 50 years ago or whoever is anti-zionist, blah blah, forget about it for once! These yiddishe neshamas have to get out of Yemen before they're killed. That's what is important for now. Afterwards everyone can argue about whether they'll keep their peyos in America or Israel but for now, GET THEM OUT OF THERE before it's too late. ”
They don't want to leave - They don't want to go to Israel and America doesn't want them
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Apr 27, 2010 at 02:14 PM pinny Says:Report as Inappropriate
#2, your comment gives away who you are, where your from and where your heading to. But a little info first. Getting out of Riyadh\Sanaa is no simple feat. The Yidden there have had lots of trouble receiving permission to leave and enter elsewhere. If you are a steady reader on this site you would have read this some time ago. I personally know an english guy who's working tough years to get them to england. He's been successful with some but not all. Visas are difficult to obtain for them and perhaps you should assist them instead of making your absolutely uncalled for nasty comments.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 02:32 PM clear thinker Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ The good suffer for the bad...Why is Israel doing everything and anything they
can to stand in their way for trying to emigrate to the USA??.
Why does Isreal need these "fanatics" who annoy, irritate and despise?
Israel can barely manage with their homegrown "fanatics" Leave these,
to make their own choices, regardless of whether Israel feels they were
brainwashed or not, these people are not their concern, Israel has
caused thousands of frum people to go off the derech, they have been
the accomplice to the kidnapping of thousands of Yemenite children.
Immigrants from Communist Russia have attested, and there are many
books written on this matter, that they were moser nefesh to remain
Torah Jews under the most harsh circumstances, and they found it alot
more difficult to raise their children as such in "Isreal". The absorbtion
centers, did anything they could to entice their children to leave their
Torah Life, and sadly they were successful in too many instances.
I personally know a yid,who lives is Kiryas Malachi, who said that in
Russia his son wore a Kippa with mesiras nefesh, only to take it off
in Israel.
These people deserve every bid of our sympathy, if it helps!! ”
The one thing I agree with you is that Yemeni Jews deserve our sympathy. I am also not sure that it would help. You refuse to spell Israel correctly. You think this makes your argument stronger. You are wrong. There are many who lost their religion in Israel, the US and other countries. The reasons are many.
You show no love for your fellow Jew in your argument. You, I think, would be happier in Iran than in Israel. This is your failing and I feel for you. Until the Moshiach arrives I wish you success in Brooklyn. Hopefully you will spend your time learning about loshon harah and perhaps even acting accordingly
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Apr 27, 2010 at 02:36 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
is anyone free to visit yemen? Can I visit yemen nowadays?
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Apr 27, 2010 at 02:52 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ is anyone free to visit yemen? Can I visit yemen nowadays? ”
Yes. Travel between the US and Yemen is allowed.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 03:42 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
You have a complete lack of understanding of the situation! They don't "ally" themselves with satmar! Satmar tried very hard to get them into the Satmar system, and so the ones that came to New York became anti-zionist, but that's not what they are.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 04:34 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Yes. Travel between the US and Yemen is allowed. ”
Highly unadvisable for a Yid, unless you want to end up as a small story in the newspaper.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 05:03 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ You are a hypocrite. Even if these incidents had not happened you would still hate Israel and be full on Sinas Chinam. ”
1) Don't assume I hate Israel
2) Non of this would make me a hypocrite
3) Your response is totally irrational as we are discussing why the Yemenite Jew is wary of the Zionist.
4) What I see here is an irrational love of Israel and hate for anyone who disputes your reasoning, or lack thereof, for your attitude.. a la Sinas Chinom.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 05:05 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This Yemenite kidnapping story is as big a blood libel as that of mideval Europe. Do you not think that these children never grew up and noticed they looked nothing like their 'parents' ! In Argentina in the 1970's the junta kidnapped children and murdered their parents. Some of these children when they grew up noticed that they looked nothing like their parents and after DNA tests confirmed what they feared, had them prosecuted. ”
Maybe you should investigate rather that come to your own conclusion without knowing the facts. Sherlock Holmes by the way is a novel.
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Apr 27, 2010 at 09:26 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ This Yemenite kidnapping story is as big a blood libel as that of mideval Europe. Do you not think that these children never grew up and noticed they looked nothing like their 'parents' ! In Argentina in the 1970's the junta kidnapped children and murdered their parents. Some of these children when they grew up noticed that they looked nothing like their parents and after DNA tests confirmed what they feared, had them prosecuted. ”
well these stories are no way blood libels. There are many proofs of families that lost their children. Indeed these children who were adopted by white families were looking for their parents. Go check facts.
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Apr 28, 2010 at 01:08 AM 1950s Says:Report as Inappropriate
I see these antisemites learnt well from the zionists, who also forcibly cutoff the Yemenite's children's payos as soon as they got off the plane in the State of Israel.
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Apr 28, 2010 at 06:57 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ I am starting to not feel bad for these people - by now the should have just gotten out. They could always go to Israel, oh I forgot they cant go there, their Zionist,
So tell me if its just the Zionist these Arabs hate why are they discriminating against these poor Jews after all the are aligned with Satmer?
The answer is simple the PLO, Iran, NK, Libya and most other extremest Muslims don't hate Zionist - they hate jews in any form, shape, size, and color.
and until people start to realize that they lost my sympathy ”
Why don't YOU leave all your family, including elderly who can't defend themselves, with NO money, to go to another country? Oh, I forgot, life is so comfortable in the US. You should have a little sympathy for your fellow Jews no matter what. See you here in Israel when Mashiach comes.
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Apr 28, 2010 at 09:47 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ well these stories are no way blood libels. There are many proofs of families that lost their children. Indeed these children who were adopted by white families were looking for their parents. Go check facts. ”
These 'proofs' are as reliable as those claiming that the moon landings were faked or that the US government were behind 9/11. A conspiracy to kidnap and adopt large groups of children cannot be kept secret for 60 years. After all the kahal leaders could not keep secret their involvement in the 'chapper' tragedies in the Russian Empire.
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Apr 28, 2010 at 07:19 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ this can't be Arabs don't hate Jews the only hate Zionist. nobody was ever killed by Arabs before 1948. ”
I really hope that was sarcasm...because clearly Arabs have been killing Jews for a VERY LONG TIME
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Apr 29, 2010 at 08:33 AM Alice_Arabia Says:Report as Inappropriate
Eli, and others, I think you are right in away, that its not only about Zionists and that there are, unfortunately, people here who hate jews, not because they are jews, but because they hate anything that is not like them, and I think you know this Eli..I told u many stories about the discrimination in Yemen..There are some sick people who want you either to follow, otherwise you are an enemy, and thank God am an enemy. The thing is that each group will use such stories to serve certain purposes...