Comments on: Don’t Forget the Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:31:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: steven mukamal http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-141025 steven mukamal Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:20:03 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-141025 I was two years old when my father was making arrangements to send me and my brothers and sisters,my mother and his mother north to where the kurds live. he changed all our names th germanic names. his fear that rommel would succeed in africa, and all the jews living in bagdad would be sent to death camps. my mother's family had been living in the bagdad area since her forefathers were herded from jerusalem to babylonia by nabuhedneser,some 2000 thousand years ago. we were lucky to survive this ordeal, but luckier that we came to america. my father had to relinquish all his assets as payment for exit visas . I was two years old when my father was making arrangements to send me and my brothers and sisters,my mother and his mother north to where the kurds live. he changed all our names th germanic names. his fear that rommel would succeed in africa, and all the jews living in bagdad would be sent to death camps. my mother’s family had been living in the bagdad area since her forefathers were herded from jerusalem to babylonia by nabuhedneser,some 2000 thousand years ago. we were lucky to survive this ordeal, but luckier that we came to america. my father had to relinquish all his assets as payment for exit visas .

]]> By: Alex Bensky http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-136779 Alex Bensky Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:44:20 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-136779 Sorry, this isn't relevant. Only oppression of Arabs counts, and then only if it's by Jews. Bringing up the plight of Jewish refugees is generally referred to as "divisive." One may as well ask why the thirty million European refugees after World War II are not in camps, the millions of Hindus and Moslems who went between Pakistan and India are not in camps, and for that matter, why the Ionian Greeks, whose ancestors had lived in what is now western Turkey for three thousand years, are not in refugee camps. Only Arab refugees are entitled to return to their lands of origin. By the way, only Arabs are allowed to start and lose as many wars as they want without ever having to give up anything. That's why Russia, for example, isn't about to disgorge its many conquests but the occupation of the West Bank is affront to human decency. Sorry, this isn’t relevant. Only oppression of Arabs counts, and then only if it’s by Jews. Bringing up the plight of Jewish refugees is generally referred to as “divisive.”

One may as well ask why the thirty million European refugees after World War II are not in camps, the millions of Hindus and Moslems who went between Pakistan and India are not in camps, and for that matter, why the Ionian Greeks, whose ancestors had lived in what is now western Turkey for three thousand years, are not in refugee camps.

Only Arab refugees are entitled to return to their lands of origin. By the way, only Arabs are allowed to start and lose as many wars as they want without ever having to give up anything. That’s why Russia, for example, isn’t about to disgorge its many conquests but the occupation of the West Bank is affront to human decency.

]]> By: Judy, NYC http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-136640 Judy, NYC Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:10:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-136640 israel should immediately and loudly demand return of the wealth of arab and persian jews who were forced to leave lands they lived on a thousand years. saudi princes, the mullahs and the other middle eastern ruling clans can afford it, perhaps they can just strip off their solid gold walls and sell off big heaps of solid gold jewel encrusted doorknobs. they talk about jerusalem, we talk about what they owe. we may have a very small window of time to do something. already europe is awash in anti-semitism. according to der speigel, this time brought to germans by hamas through the magic of satellite tv. kiddie shows, no less, indoctrinating little children with jew hatred. there will never be peace with islamists, despite every attempt at it, because their obsession with death permeates everything with the stench of rot. they rejoice in it, and their mad religion demands it. every so often, it is necessary to hit them in the face with a garbage can cover, just to awaken them to other possibilities. meantime, i find this rise of jew hating tiresome and becoming severely annoying. smashing that tv satellite for example, and leveling its hamas host could make quite a good beginning. israel should immediately and loudly demand return of the wealth of arab and persian jews who were forced to leave lands they lived on a thousand years. saudi princes, the mullahs and the other middle eastern ruling clans can afford it, perhaps they can just strip off their solid gold walls and sell off big heaps of solid gold jewel encrusted doorknobs. they talk about jerusalem, we talk about what they owe. we may have a very small window of time to do something. already europe is awash in anti-semitism. according to der speigel, this time brought to germans by hamas through the magic of satellite tv. kiddie shows, no less, indoctrinating little children with jew hatred. there will never be peace with islamists, despite every attempt at it, because their obsession with death permeates everything with the stench of rot. they rejoice in it, and their mad religion demands it. every so often, it is necessary to hit them in the face with a garbage can cover, just to awaken them to other possibilities. meantime, i find this rise of jew hating tiresome and becoming severely annoying. smashing that tv satellite for example, and leveling its hamas host could make quite a good beginning.

]]> By: Sean http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-136543 Sean Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:39:04 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-136543 Thank you for writing about the Farhud. My family barely escaped the blood-thirsty mobs and my uncles still have nightmares of seeing babies ripped apart. After the Farhud my grandfather started smuggling Jews out of Iraq and into Israel. When he was caught, the family fled to Israel, where they were placed in a refugee camp until they could be assimilated into the population. No one in my family has ever bothered petitioning the Israeli government to fight for the return of their wealth because they know that no one cares. Thank you for writing about the Farhud. My family barely escaped the blood-thirsty mobs and my uncles still have nightmares of seeing babies ripped apart. After the Farhud my grandfather started smuggling Jews out of Iraq and into Israel. When he was caught, the family fled to Israel, where they were placed in a refugee camp until they could be assimilated into the population. No one in my family has ever bothered petitioning the Israeli government to fight for the return of their wealth because they know that no one cares.

]]> By: Harold http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-136401 Harold Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:10:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-136401 This is an excellent article, as other commenters have said. I only hope that Reut Cohen publishes articles like these in campus newspapers (where they are REALLY needed). This is an excellent article, as other commenters have said. I only hope that Reut Cohen publishes articles like these in campus newspapers (where they are REALLY needed).

]]> By: J.A. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-136376 J.A. Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:03:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-136376 Excellent article and timely. Excellent article and timely.

]]> By: Steynian 274 « Free Canuckistan! http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-134993 Steynian 274 « Free Canuckistan! Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:59:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-134993 [...] DON’T FORGET the Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands, post 1947 …. [...] [...] DON’T FORGET the Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands, post 1947 …. [...]

]]> By: Joseph Downing http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-134946 Joseph Downing Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:36:43 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-134946 Great article. You make a very good point. Despite all I have read about Middle Eastern Conflicts, I haven't ever heard mention of the plight of Middle Eastern Jews. Great article. You make a very good point. Despite all I have read about Middle Eastern Conflicts, I haven’t ever heard mention of the plight of Middle Eastern Jews.

]]> By: Sherri Bloomfield http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-134694 Sherri Bloomfield Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:33:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-134694 I am so impressed that all of the reactions to this article are positive...it gives ME hope! I am so impressed that all of the reactions to this article are positive…it gives ME hope!

]]> By: Matt Cooper http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/dont-forget-the-jewish-refugees-from-arab-lands/comment-page-1/#comment-134632 Matt Cooper Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=36725#comment-134632 This is a great article and the message is very important. This is a great article and the message is very important.

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