August 13, 2016, +972 Magazine
http://972mag.com (Israel)
By Orly Noy*
In the
1950s thousands of babies, children of mostly Yemenite immigrants
to lsrael, were allegedly taken away from their parents and given up for
adoption to Ashkenazi families. Now an investigative report by Haaretz reveals
dozens of Ashkenazi children also disappeared, arguing that the crime was not
racially motivated.
On Friday
morning, Haaretz
readers woke up to find that the newspaper had decided to dedicate its lead story to
a piece titled “Dozens of Ashkenazi Babies Mysteriously Disappeared During Israel’s
Early Years.” The article, written by Ofer Aderet, was labeled as an
exclusive investigatory piece that tells the story of Ashkenazi families whose
children disappeared during
