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OriginalSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished05:07 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe IndependentUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished05:07 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC

“Israel-Lebanon agreement shines light on long-lost Jewish community”

Israel-Lebanon talks shed light on Lebanon’s remaining Jews

Key points

  • Lebanon’s once-thriving Jewish community faded after 1967 and civil war.
  • Last month’s Israel-Hezbollah war spurred direct negotiations between the countries.
  • Israel agreed to free five civilians in exchange for help locating bodies of missing Jewish leaders.
  • Rabbi Elie Abadie, now in Dubai, recalls Lebanon’s diminished Jewish life and hopes to return someday.
  • Estimates place the remaining Lebanese Jewish population at about 20 people.
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