Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?|5 Minute Video
It’s been seven years considering that the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and yet there are still an estimated 4 million Palestinian refugees … and absolutely no Jewish refugees. With many nearby Arab allies of the Palestinians, how did this happen? What does it state about Israel? What does it say about its Arab next-door neighbors? Dumisani Washington, Diversity Outreach Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, describes.
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Script:
Check out Israel and you’ll be stunned by how many colors you’ll see. That’s since Israel is a country of refugees– from all over.
And majority of them are from– are you ready?– Arab nations.
Over 850,000 Jews were expelled or gotten away from the Middle East and North Africa following the Arab nations’ attack on Israel when it acquired its independence in 1948.
For over two thousand years these Jews had actually resided in the Arab countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq– and in the Non-Arab but muslim countries such as Turkey and Iran. Today, they form over half of Israel’s Jewish population.
A lot of these Jews from Middle Eastern lands look, well, similar to other people from Middle Eastern lands– of darker skin tone with dark hair. Other Jews migrated from North Africa. So, why is their story so unfamiliar to the majority of people?
The most crucial factor is that they didn’t remain refugees for long. But refugees they most definitely were: the huge majority forced to leave their homes, possessions and services behind. Simply put, they came to Israel with nothing.
Some 650,000 of the Jews required to get away North Africa and the Middle East became people of Israel. The other 200,000 got away to the United States and other Western countries.
To offer you an idea of how couple of Jews remain in Arab countries, think about these numbers: There were 150,000 Jews in Iraq in 1948; today there are less than 10. There were 140,000 Jews in Algeria; today there are less than 50. There were 75,000 Jews in Egypt; today less than 20. The pattern is the very same throughout North Africa and the Middle East.
Now contrast these forgotten Jewish refugees with the most renowned refugees in the world– the Palestinians. How is it that the Jewish refugees are not even an afterthought, however the Palestinians are the longest enduring, most lavishly supported refugee population in the history of the world?
The response is simply political.
After Israel gained its independence in May of 1948, the surrounding Arab countries assaulted the new Jewish state. As an outcome about 700,000 Arabs living in Israel ran away. Lots of left since of the war, and lots of did since they were informed by Arab leaders to leave the Jewish areas. The concept was that they would return once the Jews and their state had actually been destroyed.
Khalid al Azm, the Syrian Prime Minister in 1948-49, admitted this Arab function in persuading Palestinians to leave. In his memoirs, he wrote: “Since 1948, we have been demanding the return of the refugees to their homes. We ourselves are the ones who encouraged them to leave.” That’s how the Arab, later on re-named Palestinian, refugee crisis was developed.
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It’s been 7 years since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and yet there are still an approximated 4 million Palestinian refugees … and absolutely no Jewish refugees. Visit Israel and you’ll be shocked by how lots of colors you’ll see. That’s because Israel is a nation of refugees– from all over.
After Israel gained its self-reliance in May of 1948, the surrounding Arab countries attacked the brand-new Jewish state. That’s how the Arab, later re-named Palestinian, refugee crisis was created.
