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Israel Fayez, 31 with his nephew Noam Fayez, 10, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Grandfather Sulaiman Chabib, 75 and grandmother Shamah Chabib, 73 pictured in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Israel Fayez, 31 and his mother Louza Chabib, pictured in Abu Dhabi. The family has been living in London since the late 1990s. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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The family is reunited in Abu Dhabi after 21 years apart. Wam
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The family is reunited in Abu Dhabi after 21 years apart. Wam
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Grandfather Sulaiman Chabib, 75, was brought to Abu Dhabi from Yemen to be reunited with his family that had moved to the UK. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Sisters, Tahel Faye, 9 and Shilat Fayez, 8, daughters of Yitzhak Fayez, play in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Sisters, Tahel Faye, 9 and Shilat Fayez, 8, play in Abu Dhabi. They came to the UAE from London. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Israel Fayez, 31 with his nephew Noam Fayez, 10, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Grandfather Sulaiman Chabib, 75 and grandmother Shamah Chabib, 73 pictured in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Israel Fayez, 31 and his mother Louza Chabib, pictured in Abu Dhabi. The family has been living in London since the late 1990s. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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The family is reunited in Abu Dhabi after 21 years apart. Wam
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The family is reunited in Abu Dhabi after 21 years apart. Wam
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Grandfather Sulaiman Chabib, 75, was brought to Abu Dhabi from Yemen to be reunited with his family that had moved to the UK. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Sisters, Tahel Faye, 9 and Shilat Fayez, 8, daughters of Yitzhak Fayez, play in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Sisters, Tahel Faye, 9 and Shilat Fayez, 8, play in Abu Dhabi. They came to the UAE from London. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
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Israel Fayez, 31 with his nephew Noam Fayez, 10, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National
Yemeni Jewish families under threat could be brought to UAE, says senior rabbi
Rabbi Dr Elie Abadie, who helped reunite a family in Abu Dhabi after more than 20 years apart, says more could be offered refuge
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Mina Aldroubi
24 January, 2021
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