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New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler. (Archives) Last update - 12:25 02/04/2008 U.S. Congress recognizes Jewish refugees from Arab countries for first time By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: refugees, Jerrold Nadler  The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved an unprecedented resolution recognizing Jewish refugees from Arab countries who were forced to flee their homes in the aftermath of the creation of the state of Israel. According to the language of the resolution, U.S. officials involved in Middle East peace negotiations which also reference the Palestinian refugee question are to "also include a similarly explicit reference to the resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries." "The world needs to understand that it is not just the Arabs and it's not just the Palestinians in the Middle East, but also Jewish people who themselves were dispossessed of their possessions and their homes, and were victims of terrorist acts," one of the bill's co-sponsors, Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) said. Advertisement "Jewish refugees outnumbered Palestinian refugees, and their forced exile from Arab lands must not be omitted from public discussion on the peace process," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Another co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.), said the United Nations' unwillingness to acknowledge the plight of Jewish refugees "is completely unacceptable and long over due, and this is one of the things this resolution seeks to address. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Gilad's tale VIDEO: U.S. kids read abducted soldier's story of co-existence. Leaving Torah behind Study finds religion is not very important to American Jews.   1.   Jewish refugees should be helped to return to their home lands 04:37  |  anti-racist 02/04/08   2.   Jewish Refugees Returned to their Homeland 05:12  |  Shafrir Yisraeli 02/04/08   3.   It`s about time.... 05:28  |  Dave from Chicago 02/04/08   4.   What a curious event 05:40  |  Mark Lincoln 02/04/08   5.   Jewish refugees should have the right to return. 05:44  |  Mahmood 02/04/08   6.   #1 They`ve been helped 06:00  |  JP 02/04/08   7.   Elephant in the room 06:11  |  Layb 02/04/08   8.   arab jews 06:29  |  louay 02/04/08   9.   "Anti-racist" my a**e 06:39  |  Ilya 02/04/08   10.   Jewish refugees were "terrorized" by Mossad so they will flea. 06:46  |  Jack 02/04/08   11.   to 3 Mark Lincoln 07:11  |  dan 02/04/08   12.   Meanwhile... 07:24  |  Maryam 02/04/08   13.   Very odd timing indeed. 07:38  |  Johnboy 02/04/08   14.   Now take this to the UN 07:53  |  jon 02/04/08   15.   Now take this to the UN 07:58  |  jon 02/04/08   16.   Why is Israel reacting defensively? 08:15  |  Jean Van Daem 02/04/08   17.   CONGRESS TO GIVE LAND TO NATIVE AMERICANS THEIR LAND BACK 08:31  |  MOHAMMAD 02/04/08   18.   ROR of jewish refugees 08:53  |  lydia 22/06/08   19.   paradox of terminology 09:02  |  Christopher 02/04/08   20.   The hypocrisy of Arabs 09:20  |  Hastaroth 02/04/08   21.   paradox of terminology 09:43  |  christopher 02/04/08   22.   Every lawyer knows ... 09:52  |  EyeOnPal 02/04/08   23.   to "anti racist" (who is really a racist) 09:56  |  stifffler 02/04/08   24.   okay, how DOES THIS SOUND? 10:00  |  arabDRUZEmuslim 02/04/08   25.   They could take the Palestinians instead of the Jewish Refugees - 10:17  |  x-ray 02/04/08   26.   Yeah Johnny they still ARE refugees because of manipulations 10:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/04/08   27.   Lydia and the unacceptable Palestinian 10:26  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/04/08   28.   Hello Mountain: sancta simplissimus 10:29  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/04/08   29.   a product of many countries magie 11:27  |  christopher 02/04/08   30.   The core issues in this conflict are lies. 11:41  |  Akram Zekaria 02/04/08   31.   Setting the stage for $ trillion while keeping stolen properties 12:08  |  El-Birawi 02/04/08   32.   4# Mark Lincoln : Correction. When the Jews left 12:29  |  Akram Zekaria 02/04/08   33.   #26 Margie puts on the Rose-coloured glasses 12:32  |  Johnboy 02/04/08   34.   Jewish refugees 12:41  |  Naim S. Mahlab 02/04/08   35.   Jewish refugees 12:41  |  Naim S. Mahlab 02/04/08   36.   31# El Birawi. Get your facts right. When Iraqi 12:59  |  Akram Zekaria 02/04/08   37.   Seeing the problem through gentile eyes 13:05  |  Dror 02/04/08   38.   To Margie in TA 13:20  |  Kuwaiti 02/04/08   39.   Hastaroth, you know nothing! 13:24  |  Said 02/04/08   40.   Akram Zekaria 13:24  |  Nadia 02/04/08   41.   Arab Countries were most under foriegn mandate 13:34  |  chistoph 02/04/08   42.   #24 13:38  |  Ilya 02/04/08   43.   Again the lackey U.S. congressmen pandering 13:39  |  Steve the Pals. 02/04/08   44.   This is a real breakthrough! 13:57  |  Nechama 02/04/08   45.   Iraqi Jews 13:57  |  MaryRose 02/04/08   46.   Nadia 14:03  |  Dror 02/04/08   47.   Iraqi Jews 14:04  |  El-Birawi 02/04/08   48.   This could BACKFIRE on ISRAEL 14:10  |  JustMe 02/04/08   49.   to Christoper in Chicago 14:11  |  Jackie 02/04/08   50.   When was Mossad formed 14:18  |  Jackie 02/04/08   51.   #17 MOHAMMAD: HOW ABOUT GIVING MEDINAH & KHAYBAR BACK TO THE JEWS 14:19  |  Abraham 02/04/08   52.   3rd generation Iraqi refugee 14:35  |  Irrelevant 02/04/08   53.   3rd generation Iraqi refugee 14:35  |  Irrelevant 02/04/08   54.   Headline is false 14:40  |  TimothyL 02/04/08   55.   To #1 & 5 14:43  |  Buzaglow 02/04/08   56.   Monetary compensation for both sides 14:44  |  Dror 02/04/2008   57.   39# Nadia : And here are some facts. 14:49  |  Akram Zekaria 02/04/08   58.   Return! 14:55  |  come onnnnnnn 02/04/08   59.   El Birawi I can assure you, I survived the pogroms in Libya 15:23  |  El Tarabulsi 02/04/08   60.   anti-racist 1 you sure are a racist 15:27  |  Simcha 02/04/08   61.   Mahmood 5 15:27  |  Simcha 02/04/08   62.   Kuwaiti 15:29  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/04/08   63.   Another big lie 15:42  |  W 02/04/08   64.   # 17 Mohammed ......the US has repatriated 15:54  |  Lynn 02/04/08   65.   # 24 arabDRUZEmuslim.....equal compensation 15:58  |  Lynn 02/04/08   66.   El Birawi....both sides should receive compensation 16:05  |  Lynn 02/04/08   67.   Kuwaiti...who cares when you are dead 16:13  |  Lynn 02/04/08   68.   #66 -Lynn, how would this work? 16:26  |  JustMe 02/04/08   69.   Everyone has the ROR. International law.... 16:35  |  Deborah 02/04/08   70.   To Johnboy, my friend 16:46  |  Confused 02/04/08   71.   Here Is A Link To The Suffering Of The 1 Million Jewish Refugees 16:46  |  Eli 02/04/08   72.   #1 racist. Return to their home lands? What? 16:48  |  bat yam 02/04/08   73.   13 Johnboy. Your excellent illustration of 16:54  |  common sense 02/04/08   74.   Resolution is about compensation, US rejects "Right of Return" 16:55  |  Dr. L. Brnd 02/04/08   75.   Forced expulsion of the Jews from arab lands 17:02  |  Ethel 02/04/08   76.   Foreign mandates 17:04  |  confused 02/04/08   77.   Interesting How People Focus On The Nazi Holocaust 17:34  |  Eli 02/04/08   78.   Freedom of Speech 17:53  |  Ethel 02/04/08   79.   Native Canadians still waiting for their land back 18:04  |  anti-moron 02/04/08   80.   #24 arabDRUZEmuslim 18:05  |  Angus 02/04/08   81.   Ethel_Follow That Link I sent In My Post # 71 18:11  |  Eli 02/04/08   82.   # 68 just me...I think the govs of individual 18:19  |  Lynn 02/04/08   83.   81 ELI, JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAIL OF HISTORY. 18:24  |  JEW FROM ADEN 02/04/08   84.   Dr L Brand.....the dream of ROR 18:37  |  Lynn 02/04/08   85.   To Louay #8 re:Arab Jews 18:50  |  Allan 02/04/08   86.   Gedanken experiment 101: (for those who need it) 19:06  |  another physicist 02/04/08   87.   #1 - anti-racist(?) & 5 - Mahmood 19:10  |  MichaelF 02/04/08   88.   #13 - Johnboy and cynicism 19:16  |  JES 02/04/08   89.   Jew from Aden- Over and Over Again 19:20  |  Yaakov Sullivan 02/04/08   90.   #69 - Questions for Deborah 19:25  |  JES 02/04/08   91.   Jewish Refugees, Pt. 1 19:33  |  Dave 02/04/08   92.   Jewish Refugees, Pt. 2 20:02  |  Dave 02/04/08   93.   Dr. Brnd, well put! It`s about the compensation.. 20:08  |  Dave from Chicago 02/04/08   94.   Dead men tell no tales.. 00:23  |  Dave Brown 03/04/08   95.   38# Kuwaiti. So, what you are saying Israel is discrimitinate 05:07  |  Akram Zekaria 03/04/08   96.   81# Eli what made me always angry ,the Jewish 07:19  |  Akram Zekaria 03/04/08   97.   *Jew from Aden* You must be thanked for your Post 83. 08:19  |  Akram Zekaria 03/04/08   98.   #88 You need to explain to me, JES.... 03:12  |  Johnboy 04/04/08   99.   zionist wants us to believe arabs r stupid. 19:19  |  bozhidar bob balkas 04/04/08   100.   palestinia nrefugee 03:57  |  Morechay 08/04/08   101.   #32 Akram 20:18  |  ballistic 23/06/08   102.   #97 Akram, you can huff and puff 20:26  |  ballistic 23/06/08   103.   Man in the White Sharkskin Suit 22:51  |  Nate 24/06/08

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