The news that Houthi rebels have seized the Presidential palace in the capital Sanaa puts Yemens remaining Jews, who live under government protection, at unprecedented risk. The Jerusalem Post reports: A takeover of the Yemenite capital of Sanaa by Houthi rebels may put the country’s Jewish community at risk given the Shi’ite group’s track record. “It is clear they are in danger” due to “religious hate” and “extreme Islam,” University of Haifa professor emeritus Yosef Tobi said, although he was hesitant to make specific predictions. Sanaa’s Jewish community lives in a guarded district under the protection of the central government, after fleeing to the capital from the town of Saada following Houthis threats in 2007. “We warn you to leave the area immediately... Ignore this message, and we give you a period of 10 days, and you will regret it,” a Houthi representative warned the Jewish community of Saada at the time.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:32:52 +0000