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October 17, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/11/arts/11JEWS.html

Are Jews Who Fled Arab Lands to Israel Refugees, Too?

(New York Times) Samuel G. Freedman - Nearly 900,000 Jews left Arab nations amid an anti-Semitic backlash after the creation of Israel in 1948. Advocacy on behalf of these Jewish refugees has grown markedly in the last several years, seeking to bring both historical attention and financial compensation. "This is not a campaign against Palestinian refugees," said Stanley A. Urman, executive director of Justice for Jews From Arab Countries, a coalition of 27 groups that includes the powerful Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. "We've got to make sure Palestinian refugees receive rights and redress, and Jewish refugees receive rights and redress," he said.

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