Throughout the history of mankind, minorities who were put under the power of majorities were often persecuted, and in some cases, were subjected to mass murder, like the 1.5 million Armenian Christians murdered by Muslims from 1914 to 1918, and the Jews during the Holocaust. Most minorities prefer to be in control over their own destiny, in order to avoid persecution and genocide.
Over six million Jews were murdered throughout Europe and the Middle East during the Holocaust. Many survivors of the Holocaust, desiring safety and freedom, made their way to Israel, where Jews wouldn’t be subjected, ever again, to brutal persecution by the majority.
Jewish families were also forced from Arab countries, losing all of their possessions and property, and many were murdered. Although Jewish families in Israel, have been subjected to constant terrorism, from the Arabs for many decades, they have been able to build the only civilized country and democracy in the Middle East.
The following is a list showing the results of the horrible treatment of Jews by the Arab nations, which would continue today if the Arabs were able to victimize Jewish families again.
Number for 2001 represents the Jewish people who were still in the Arab country as of 2001. In many cases Jews are not allowed to leave.
Algeria
1948 Jewish population: 140,000
2001: Less than 100
Egypt
1948 Jewish population: 75,000
2001: 100
Iran
1948 Jewish population: 100,000
2001: 11,500
Iraq
1948 Jewish population: 150,000
2001: Approximately 100
Lebanon
1948 Jewish population: 20,000
2001: Fewer than 100
Libya
1948 Jewish population: 38,000
2002: 0
Morocco
1948 Jewish population: 265,000
2001: 5,700
Syria
1948 Jewish population: 30,000
2001: Fewer than 100
Tunisia
1948 Jewish population: 105,000
2001: 1,500
Yemen
1948 Jewish population: 55,000 (in Aden: another 8,000)
2001: Fewer than 200
Jewish Holocaust Deaths for each country.
Austria 50,000
Italy 7,680
Belgium 28,900
Latvia 71,500
Bohemia/Moravia 78,150
Lithuania 143,000
Bulgaria 0
Luxembourg 1,950
Denmark 60
Netherlands 100,000
Estonia 2,000
Norway 762
Finland 7
Poland 3,000,000
France 77,320
Romania 287,000
Germany 141,500
Slovakia 71,000
Greece 67,000
Soviet Union 1,100,000
Hungary 569,000
Yugoslavia 63,300 |
