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To: Sam who wrote (200178)	8/30/2006 11:19:24 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"The exodus, and the resulting Palestinian refugee problem remain a central and controversial topic in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians." If only the UN partition had been accepted, none of this would have happened. When war broke out, gloves came off and both sides behaved badly as nations do when at war. Post war the real tragedy for the Pals in addition to the one you talk about was the use of the refugees as a political pawn by the arab states to create that bogeyman in the middle east that take the peoples eyes off of their failed nations. There was not reason that after the war, a peace couldnt have been worked out where most of the grievances could have been settled. 60 years later, no one is giving back land. One year after and with the UN behind a settlement, much more could have been accomplished.

To: Sam who wrote (200178)	8/30/2006 11:21:57 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

More on the Jewish exodus from Arab lands answers.com The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. Typically, this emigration followed documentable discrimination, harassment, persecution, and financial confiscation on the part of the majority population and/or government agencies. Approximately two-thirds of affected Jews emigrated to the modern State of Israel; other common refuge destinations included the United States, Canada and France. Disruption overall was significant: the ancestors of many Jews had resided within Arab lands for centuries before the advent and spread of Islam in the seventh century CE. The ancestors of others had immigrated in later centuries. Previously sporadic, Jewish emigration from Arab lands accelerated following the establishment of Israel in 1948. The process accelerated as Arab nations under French, British and Italian colonial rule or protection gained independence. Further Arab-Israeli wars were sustained by, and in turn exacerbated, anti-Jewish sentiment within the various Arab-majority states. Within a few years after the Six Day War there were only remnants of Jewish communities left in most Arab lands. Many regard the Jewish exodus from Arab lands as a historical parallel to the Palestinian exodus during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the Six-Day War, a comparison subject to enduring controversy. The Jews in Grave Danger in All Muslim Lands article in The New York Times, May 16, 1948. Click to read an excerpt. History of Jews in Arab lands (Pre-1948) Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab states at least since the Babylonian captivity (597 BCE), about 2,600 years ago. .... Again, more at the above link, and there are added links there.