Former_Jewish_community Najran
najrān had jewish community dating pre-islamic times, historically affiliated bnei chorath yemenite jews had conquered city , ruled until christian invasion of yemen. saudi conquest of najrān in 1934, persecution increased, , 200 jews of najrān fled south aden between september , october 1949. saudi king ʻabd al-ʻaziz demanded return, yemeni king aḥmad bin yaḥyá refused, because these refugees yemenite jews. after settling in Ḥashid camp (also called mahane geula) airlifted israel part of larger operation magic carpet.
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