🧵on Jews of #Yemen ٱلْيَمَن 🇾🇪
The #Jews of Yemen are one of the most ancient and indigenous communities of the Middle East
Our community first arrived in the Arabian peninsula prior to the destruction of the First Temple in #Jerusalem, over 2,500 years ago
11 Dec 1917, British Gen Allenby took surrender of #Jerusalem. Entered city on foot thro' Jaffa Gate, in deliberate contrast to perceived arrogance of Kaiser's 1898 entry on horseback. He reputedly said, “I won’t ride my horse into the city into which my Lord rode a donkey.” #WW1
𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗰𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟬𝘀
A location which was unused, neglected and in disrepair during the rule of the Ottomans. It was regarded as of little value to the Muslims of the era. Note the weeds and hole in the roof dome. #Jerusalem#Israel#Palestine
Left: Abla Dajani, 18, at her home in #Jerusalem in 1948
Right: Abla, now 92, walks past her old home like a stranger. It's been taken over by Israelis since 1948
"A lifetime of beautiful memories hit me with a force that took my breath away... [but] I was not allowed to enter"
This is illegally occupied East #Jerusalem. The invaders and occupiers confiscate Palestinian an Moroccon flags. Can't they not just get lost for a couple of hours? Absolute #Fascists led by Fascists.
They will fail and we will prevail however long it takes. #ApartheidIsrael