Yemeni Jews quit
Some 250 Jews secretly migrated from Yemen over the last year, according to Israeli officials, AP reports from Jerusalem. 'It is definitely an exciting moment for Israel,' said Avigdor Kahalani, a Yemenite-born MP. He said the immigrants were the first to arrive from Yemen since 1961.
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