Israel will allow the opening of graves believed to hold remains of children who died in the 1950s, for DNA tests to help determine whether they were stolen from their parents, officials said on Wednesday. Activists and family members believe up to several thousand babies were taken in the years after Israel gained statehood in 1948, mainly from Jewish Yemenite families, but also from immigrants of other Arab and Balkan nations. They allege the babies were stolen and given to Jewish families of Western origin in Israel and even abroad, mainly those who could not have children themselves. Many families have not been convinced and have pushed for the graves supposedly holding the remains to be opened. The Amram NGO, which has worked on the case, was sceptical that the DNA tests would reveal the truth.

Source: Hindustan Times January 24, 2018 15:00 UTC