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Title: Houthis round up Yemen's Jews as part of 'ethnic cleansing' efforts - report
Post by: PeteS in CA on July 15, 2020, 12:58:07 am

Houthis round up Yemen's Jews as part of 'ethnic cleansing' efforts - report

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/houthis-round-up-yemens-jews-as-part-of-ethnic-cleansing-efforts-report-634989 (https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/houthis-round-up-yemens-jews-as-part-of-ethnic-cleansing-efforts-report-634989)

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The Houthi rebel group in Yemen arrested Jews in the Kharif District of the 'Amran Governorate northwest of Sana'a as part of "ethnic cleansing" efforts as well as looting money from various sects and groups, according to the Egyptian Al-Mesryoon newspaper.

Local sources from Kharif told Al-Mesryoon that the Houthis had rounded up the Jews and imprisoned them due to their religion and were pressuring them to leave Yemen.
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The Houthis have reportedly persecuted the few Jews left in Yemen by cutting off their water and electricity and preventing them from purchasing food. The rebel group uses similar practices against non-Shi'ite Yemenis and Yemenis from other religions, according to Al-Mesryoon.