Rabbi Uzi Meshulam

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Israelis protest over the Yemenite children affair, Jerusalem, June 21, 2017. (Activestills.org)

One of Israel’s most painful chapters comes to life in Jerusalem

After 60 years of covering up the disappearance of hundreds of Yemeni babies in the early years of the state, the time has come for justice and accountability. There were moments during Wednesday night’s rally to commemorate the Yemenite children affair in which I wondered how the tiles beneath us, in Jerusalem’s Mashbir Square, failed to crack…

By Orly Noy June 22, 2017

Photo of Yemenite children who were taken from their parents and disappeared.

Israel’s national wound that cannot heal

A group of dedicated activists have been working tirelessly over the past several years to force the state to come clean about the disappearance of hundreds of Yemenite children in the early days of the state. They might just succeed. One of the aspects that is easiest to forget about the Yemenite children affair is that…

By Haggai Matar June 18, 2017