Brad, I am a Lebanese Jew and just recently visited that synagogue. It is a crime that they are taking it down, although to be honest, I think this is more of a rumour than anything else; the Safra family made a deal with the Hariri`s a while back...
But let`s not conflate terms. There is nothing about the Jews leaving Lebanon that might be termed apartheid. They left because there was no longer any opportunity there, because their neighbours decided that after so many years of coexistence that they could no longer be trusted. It`s a crime yes, but it`s not apartheid.
There were a maximum of 20,000 Jews in Beirut at the height of its population. Most left in the 70s and 80s. 750,000 Palestinians either left or were forced out of their homes in 1948, and even more fled in 1967. Now they live under a regime that allows them no freedom of movement and no justice, because Israel is bent on preserving the pretty green lawns of the settlers. Apartheid is a heavy term. Don`t misuse it. |
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