US Secretary of State*Mike Pompeo*has called on Houthi rebels in Yemen on Tuesday to release Yemeni Jew Levi Salem Musa Marhabi, who has been in custody for four years. In a statement published on the Department of State's website, Pompeo announced: "The United States*stands with*the Yemeni Jewish community in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Levi Salem Musa Marhabi." Pompeo stated: "Marhabi*has been wrongfully detained by the Houthi militia for four years, despite a court*ordering*his release in September 2019." He conveyed that: "Marhabi's health continues to deteriorate as he languishes in a Sana'a prison, where the threat of contracting COVID-19 is*a*real*possibility." UN: Over 1,000 Africans migrated to Yemen in October "Marhabi*is one member of an ever-shrinking community of Yemeni Jews, who have been an important*part of Yemen's diverse […]
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