On the eve of the establishment of the state of Israel, the
governments of Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon, among others, began
persecuting the Jews who had lived in these countries for
generations. In most cases the persecution focused on economic
measures, aimed at destroying the basis for the very existence of
these Jewish communities. The measures became increasingly brutal
during the Israeli-Arab conflicts and were also influenced by the
claims of displaced Palestinians and internal political strife.
Now, for the first time, Itamar Levin tells the full story of this
ignored aspect of the Middle Eastern tragedy.
As Itamar Levin shows in this ground-breaking survey, in the
Jews of Iraq were first forced to give up their citizenship in
order to obtain permission to leave and then their property was
seized. The Jews of Egypt were deported after the Sinai Crisis,
leaving their property behind. The Jews of Syria were stripped of
their property gradually through the years. Levin estimates that
the total value of the Jewish property lost in Arab countries is
some $6 to $10 billion. No compensation was ever paid to the tens
of thousands of Jews who lost their homes, jobs, savings, and
property--often overnight--just because they were Jews. Must
reading for anyone interested in the modern Middle East and
negotiations for a final settlement between the Arabs and
Israelis.
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