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Former Knesset Speaker Yisrael Yeshayahu, a leader of the Yemenite Jewish community in Israel, died today after a long illness. He was 59. His body will lie in state at the Knesset tomorrow before burial later in the day. The Knesset stood at attention in his honor when news of his death reached it shortly […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315