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December 2, 2016

Remembering a Terrible Pogrom in Yemen, 69 Years Later

Eighty-seven were killed, with British collusion.

When the UN, on November 29, 1947, voted in favor of the partition of Palestine, the Jews in the British-controlled Yemenite city of Aden cheered. But then, 69 years ago today, the local Muslims viciously set upon their Jewish neighbors, leaving 87 dead and many more wounded. Ofer Aderet describes the events. (Free registration may be required.)

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