tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post8329358882550664594..comments2024-03-14T02:22:26.957+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: Replace 'right of return' with 'right of resettlement'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-7306776847511840512012-07-12T14:49:15.295+01:002012-07-12T14:49:15.295+01:00Hi Sylvia
Many Jewish refugees were helped to inte...Hi Sylvia<br />Many Jewish refugees were helped to integrate into their new lands by the Joint or other Jewish Relief Agencies. none involved the government. They ceased being refugees as soon as they acquired citizenship of their new countries.<br />Regarding non-French Algerians, according to this article http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/little-known-story-of-jews-of-southern.html, they were all given French nationality three months before independence.bataweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829104245735619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-8001902506440818502012-07-12T00:01:16.596+01:002012-07-12T00:01:16.596+01:00Good point Eliyahu and one that needs to be made. ...Good point Eliyahu and one that needs to be made. Also the fact that not all were Sephardis or "Mizrahis". There were many Ashkenazis at the time living in the Old City.Sylvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-90188693761003933462012-07-11T23:03:40.416+01:002012-07-11T23:03:40.416+01:00The first refugees in the country in the Israeli W...The first refugees in the country in the Israeli War of Independence were Jews, already in December 1947, Arab armed irregular forces under the Arab Higher Committee were attacking Jewish civilians throughout the country and Jews were fleeing urban neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. The first refugees in the war who could not go home after it were the Jews of the Shimon haTsadiq Quarter in Jerusalem whose homes were overrun by Arab irregulars in December 1947-January 1948. On the other hand, Jews could return to south Tel Aviv and Jewish areas of Yafo [Jaffa] after the war.Eliyahu m'Tsiyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973268399414290195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-82550979059042312192012-07-11T22:21:27.989+01:002012-07-11T22:21:27.989+01:00The difference between Arab & Jewish refugees ...The difference between Arab & Jewish refugees is that the Israel asked the Arabs to stay, & most of them left without seeing even a Jew, much less a rogue Irgun/Stern Gang/etc. member, & the Jews were unceremoniously thrown out of their Arabian homes without being allowed to take anything with them. & how much you wanna bet Israel would be the one to apologize?Iron Chef Kosher!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038646928071099417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-37003140242710937372012-07-11T21:53:50.727+01:002012-07-11T21:53:50.727+01:00How about just "apologize" for starters?...How about just "apologize" for starters?<br /><br />Is that something we can all agree on?<br /> <br />That the Palestinian refugees and the Jewish refugees from Arabo-Muslim lands are tied at the hip goes without saying (but never waste a chance to say it).<br /><br />Another point that should be clarified for the sake of accuracy, is that "some" of those Jews had received profession-based refugee status in Canada,where they built a model community that served their society at large. Indeed, Canada should be credited for her generosity. Those families then went on and helped others integrate other refugees without involving the government or any institution. <br />In addition, France has absorbed most Jews expelled from the three Algerian districts where they held French citizenship. The non-French Algerian Jews came for the most part to Israel.<br />There were also some youth from North Africa who received refugee status and were integrated in some French schools but I don't remember the details. <br /><br />What I am trying to say is let's be as accurate as possible. Name the countries so that they're not all painted with the same brush (For example, all except one have confiscated properties - to my knowledge).Sylvianoreply@blogger.com