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Last update - 09:35 16/05/2008 Welcoming our long-gone neighbors By Sultan Al Qassemi Tags: arabs Many of us have heard of the famous advertising empire known as Saatchi & Saatchi, laughed at the jokes of Jerry Seinfeld, tapped our feet to the beats of Paula Abdul and shopped at Max Azria's BCBG stores. So what do all these successful people from various industries have in common? They are all of Arab origins. The Jewish presence in what is now the Arab world dates back thousands of years; in fact, the very religion was founded in this region. Arab Muslims, Christians and Jews have been living in peace and harmony for centuries, so what happened? In short, after the violent wave of European anti-Semitism in the mid-20th century there was an exodus of European Jewry into historic Palestine, much of it forced, armed and violent, led by groups such as the Haganah and the Irgun (who were responsible for the bombing of the King David Hotel). Unfortunately, many Muslim Arabs from across the region reacted violently to these developments and decided to reciprocate; as a result, Jews who were living among them were shunned and assaulted. In Iraq, for example, about 120,000 Jews were compelled to emigrate to Israel, the U.S. and Europe in just less than three years. Advertisement The streets of Cairo, the historic neighborhoods of Syria, the mountainous terrain of Lebanon and the bustling markets of Baghdad were, for the first time in thousands of years, emptied of one of the most successful ethnic minorities living within their communities. Doctors, architects, businessmen, scientists, poets and writers started to pack up and leave, some with good reason and some to avoid the repercussions of the founding of the state of Israel. It wasn't all bad blood between the Arabs and the Jews; in fact, there were stories of heroism that have gone unreported and unnoticed in the Arab media. In the midst of the horrors of the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s, the imam of the Paris Mosque saved the lives of scores of Jews by issuing certificates stating that they were Muslim. In Tunis, entire Jewish families were saved by a local hero, Khaled Abdelwahhab, who hid them in his farm at great risk to himself and his family; he was honored posthumously for his bravery by the Anti-Defamation League. As a result of such actions, fewer than 1 percent of the Jews of Arabia - who numbered in the hundreds of thousands - perished compared to more than 50 percent of the Jews of Europe. Since then, there has been predominantly negative coverage of Judeo-Arab relations. Europe, after the Second World War, was able to turn the page almost immediately, yet many Arabs still paint all Jews with the same brush used for Israelis. In 1975, in the wake of the death of the Egyptian revolutionary leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, many countries in which he had financed and encouraged revolutions shed the burden of his pan-Arab nationalism and scaremongering and decided to take action in order to restore the social unity of their countries. The pre-Saddam Iraqi Revolution Command Council issued advertisements in The New York Times and elsewhere inviting Jews to return to their home countries and guaranteeing their rights. Anwar Sadat's Egypt and Hafez Al Assad's Syria also issued such statements. In recent history, only the two forward-thinking Middle Eastern kingdoms of Morocco and Bahrain have broken the mold of suspicion toward their Jewish citizens and integrated them into the social and political spheres. The former with the case of Andre Azoulay, an adviser to the previous and current kings; and the latter with the recent appointment of Huda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo as the new Bahraini ambassador to America. Today in New York City alone there are more than 75,000 Jews of Syrian origin, many of them educated in the best schools, who speak or understand Arabic and still have an affinity for Syria. Is it not possible to imagine that such persons have the right, if they so choose, to be full citizens of Syria? Is it not time to reassure the Jews of Arab origin that their ancestral homes are mature enough to welcome them back if they decide to invest, visit or even take up citizenship? If football players who spend a few months in the Middle East are given citizenship, shouldn't people who have a natural birthright, tremendous wealth, and valuable education and skills be accorded the same? Of course such statements will be met with criticism and reminders of what the Israelis are doing to our Palestinian brothers and sisters. To that one can reply that in the Middle East, no one has been more cruel and violent to Arabs, more exploitive of the Palestinians and more manipulative of their cause than Arabs themselves. Have we forgotten that it was Iraq that invaded Kuwait, Egypt that encouraged bloody revolutions throughout the region and mostly militants from the Arabian Peninsula who perpetrated atrocious crimes of terrorism in Iraq? We ourselves have been the victims of unfair generalizations by the Western media - but should we learn from past lessons, or should we continue to reciprocate? Sultan Al Qassemi is a Sharjah-based businessman and graduate of the American University of Paris. He is founder of Barjeel Securities, Dubai, and can be reached at sultan.alqassemi@gmail.com. This article originally appeared in The Nation. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Gilad, forgive us On Rosh Hashanah, Noam Shalit says abduction happened 'on Olmert's watch.' Rosh Hashanah wishes Obama calls to achieve 'peace, security for Israel' on the Jewish High holiday.   1.   but can they be trusted? 09:44  |  odles 16/05/08   2.   Morocco`s Okay I Could Live There 09:57  |  Yosemite 16/05/08   3.   How about the Jews of Iran 10:05  |  Natallie Durson 16/05/08   4.   How "Generous": Allowing Us To Be Your Niggers Again 10:20  |  Yishai Kohen 16/05/08   5.   everyone loves to give a hand to any kind of jews :) 10:32  |  Atilla KARAGÖZOĞLU 16/05/08   6.   SULTANS ... KINGS ...WHAT A POOR WORLD 10:32  |  Atilla KARAGÖZOĞLU 16/05/08   7.   Durson: There are plenty of Iranian Jews in Israel 10:39  |  Simcha 16/05/08   8.   what planet does this person live on? out of touch with reality 11:04  |  don 16/05/08   9.   is he crazy? Wishful thinking but totally unpractical 11:04  |  Jo 16/05/08   10.   Yishai 11:12  |  Sultan Al-Qassemi 16/05/08   11.   Yishai Kohen 11:17  |  Mike 16/05/08   12.   Correction errors of the past 11:40  |  Jacob 16/05/08   13.   You people are unbelievable! 11:52  |  Said 16/05/08   14.   #1 The Jews of Iran 11:54  |  hala 16/05/08   15.   Warped view of history 11:57  |  Ex syrian Jew 16/05/08   16.   Just Give Us Financial Compensation Instead and leave Israel Be 12:10  |  Baruch Gold 16/05/08   17.   R Arabs really this dumb? 12:13  |  FOX 16/05/08   18.   Natalie let`s discuss chewing gum 12:19  |  FOX 16/05/08   19.   Natalie let`s discuss chewing gum 12:19  |  FOX 16/05/08   20.   RE: warped view of History 12:30  |  SM 16/05/08   21.   THIS IS AMAZING! WE NEED MORE LIKE THIS 12:38  |  Nechama 16/05/08   22.   Natallie Durson comment on Jews in Iran 12:41  |  Jon 16/05/08   23.   No Such Thing As "Arab Jews" 13:02  |  Ben Israel 16/05/08   24.   great article 13:06  |  Franck Amsallem 16/05/08   25.   As usual 13:10  |  Neri 16/05/08   26.   Why would anyone move from a democracy to a dictatorship? 13:19  |  David G 16/05/08   27.   They don`t want to Go Back 13:29  |  Bernie 16/05/08   28.   I am for it 13:32  |  El-Birawi 16/05/08   29.   Mr. Al Qasemi...The Arab jews... 13:51  |  Ali 16/05/08   30.   Hello Toronto don... 14:11  |  ali 16/05/08   31.   i have a better idea let the arabs inside israel 14:29  |  v hardman 16/05/08   32.   The difference between Israel and Arab countries 14:40  |  Realist 16/05/08   33.   Oh really? 14:47  |  Walter 16/05/08   34.   Bernie`s self serving analysis 14:48  |  x-ray 16/05/08   35.   This article is yet another attempt to re-write history without 14:50  |  Amihai 16/05/08   36.   Ali #12 14:51  |  x-ray 16/05/08   37.   Why not return to Yemen and join 14:54  |  Arthur 16/05/08   38.   Once the Conflict Is Resolved 15:09  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/05/08   39.   excellent Idea!-The descendants of the 5000 15:22  |  Arthur 16/05/08   40.   Very Fine idea-We are trying to return to 15:29  |  Arthur 16/05/08   41.   well done 15:45  |  Neri 16/05/08   42.   Natallie - you have entered the world of fanatasy 15:57  |  Nassy 16/05/08   43.   Arab Moslems do not treat minorities well 16:02  |  Walid 16/05/08   44.   Yaakov Sullivan 16:05  |  Carmi 16/05/08   45.   Moses Maimonides about Arabs 16:25  |  IM 16/05/08   46.   Crushing The Lie About Jews Under Islam, Once And For All 16:26  |  IM 16/05/08   47.   Arabs need Jews ? 16:33  |  Bar 16/05/08   48.   #1 Natallie Durson 16:38  |  Tali 16/05/08   49.   Expulsions of Arab Jews and Palestinians are both ethnic cleansin 16:43  |  anti-racist 16/05/08   50.   Arthur , # 26 , right and wrong 16:44  |  bar 16/05/08   51.   Instead why not accepted the population exchange that took place? 16:44  |  Joel Stein 16/05/08   52.   Xray # 20 , That`s exactly what i wanted to write 16:46  |  bar 16/05/08   53.   Back to an Arab country. 16:54  |  David Nigel Braham 16/05/08   54.   The Sultan`s words are progressive and encouraging. 17:10  |  a wandering Jew 16/05/08   55.   Shameful responses to an admirable article 17:13  |  Aaron Levitt 16/05/08   56.   long island can be the new israel 17:16  |  steve 16/05/08   57.   Reluctant to Applaud this 17:19  |  Awake 16/05/08   58.   Well..... 17:33  |  Danite 16/05/08   59.   Sutlan PS 17:35  |  Danite 16/05/08   60.   Someone should tell Natalie what Persianjews outside of Iran feel 17:39  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   61.   jrewish return to Arab lands? 17:44  |  Morris 16/05/08   62.   #24 Yaakov badly mis informed 17:45  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   63.   Seinfeld 17:51  |  Ilan 16/05/08   64.   Sullivan blabbering 18:08  |  Rory 16/05/08   65.   It takes an outsider... 18:11  |  Buzaglow 16/05/08   66.   To Mr Al Qassemi. Congratulations 18:45  |  Altalena 16/05/08   67.   Coptic Christians 18:48  |  Jane 16/05/08   68.   why not appreciate what a no small & really exceptional Arab is - 18:51  |  ivo 16/05/08   69.   The usual distortions 19:02  |  fiona 16/05/08   70.   Yaacov 19:02  |  Gimpel the fool 16/05/08   71.   Don;t call Jews "Arabs" 19:11  |  Susan 16/05/08   72.   Rory the empty headed #35 19:21  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/05/08   73.   NEIGHBOURS 19:24  |  Naim S. Mahlab 16/05/08   74.   Robert/Montreal on the Jews being "kicked out" 19:29  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/05/08   75.   Ali - Don - x-ray 19:32  |  David Israel 16/05/08   76.   The Sultan`s words are progressive and encouraging. 19:33  |  a wandering Jew 16/05/08   77.   Lies, lies and more lies 19:36  |  Nechama 16/05/08   78.   Neri - I too applaud but no thanks 19:39  |  David Isarel 16/05/08   79.   #37 Atelina Bravo , cent percent 19:40  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   80.   Amihai #21 19:51  |  utagawa 16/05/08   81.   Arab Jews do not want to be welcomed back. It is too late. 19:51  |  Jos 16/05/08   82.   yaakov iRAN SYRIA ARE NOT ZIONIST pLACES 19:52  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   83.   #2Y.Kohen. Instead being greatful? 19:55  |  Akbar 16/05/08   84.   #9. B.I. Can you enlight me as where the JEWS originated. 20:04  |  Bani Isra. 16/05/08   85.   Robert/Montreal on the Jews of Arab lands 20:09  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/05/08   86.   One way tickets 20:22  |  Joseph 16/05/08   87.   Bravo and thanks for the acknowledgement! 20:25  |  Scharker Yid 16/05/08   88.   Yaakov #43 My Last post today 20:28  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   89.   reference 51 Yaakov no They were free to choose for the first ti 20:30  |  Robert/Montreal 16/05/08   90.   why would a jew 20:31  |  Hans 16/05/08   91.   #31 Robert of Montreal and Sepharadim 20:31  |  hala 16/05/08   92.   No thanks! Just send us 2 Trillions dollars in Compensation! 20:33  |  Baruch Gold 16/05/08   93.   To yaakov Sullivan. Freedom 20:39  |  altalena 16/05/08   94.   Sultan Is Delusional - Should Be a Haaretz Regular 20:44  |  Tod Zuckerman 16/05/08   95.   OOOH, Russian Jews but not Arab Jews 20:55  |  El-Birawi 16/05/08   96.   "Long-gone" neighbours still living next door in Israel 21:10  |  Realist 16/05/08   97.   nice sentiment 21:11  |  sweis Melbourne 16/05/08   98.   Muslims will never again have any power over me 21:13  |  Rueven 16/05/08   99.   #1 NUTalie 21:22  |  * BEN JABO 16/05/08   100.   yaakov , the muslim 21:35  |  bar 16/05/08   101.   Altalena , in Paris 21:40  |  bar 16/05/08   102.   The difference is 21:40  |  Palestinian Prince 16/05/08   103.   Distortion 21:40  |  Greg 16/05/08   104.   "Arab" Jews 21:42  |  Yoav Ben Zakai 16/05/08   105.   They want Jews back ? 21:47  |  bar 16/05/08   106.   Hey bro.How about joining with Poles for "Bring-Jews-Back Week?" 21:51  |  vous-vous/swhartze 16/05/08   107.   "Arab" Jews II 21:54  |  Yoav Ben Zakai 16/05/08   108.   Here`s what Moses Maimonides says about the Arabs 21:57  |  IM 16/05/08   109.   In the Hebrew version the title says Jew, come back 21:59  |  IM 16/05/08   110.   Al amir al falasteeni 21:59  |  Yoav Ben Zakai 16/05/08   111.   Crushing The Lie About Jews Under Islam, Once And For All 22:01  |  IM 16/05/08   112.   Al amir al falasteeni II 22:08  |  Yoav Ben Zakai 16/05/08   113.   I congratulate the Sultan 22:09  |  Reid 16/05/08   114.   Palestinian Prince - What is voluntary? 22:22  |  David Israel 16/05/08   115.   &/ Palestinian Prince. Differences 22:24  |  Altalena 16/05/08   116.   Great piece! 22:49  |  Dutch 16/05/08   117.   Yaakov- Jews Leaving Arab Lands 23:04  |  Tim Burke 16/05/08   118.   Palestinian Prince - Voluntarily...? 23:51  |  David Israel 16/05/08   119.   Yaakov Sullivan 00:15  |  pt 17/05/08   120.   # 2 Yishai kohen 01:26  |  Realistic Arab 17/05/08   121.   Yes, it`s a time to welcome everyone back to the fold 01:41  |  Dutch 17/05/08   122.   for Yishai Kohen 01:57  |  Rami 17/05/08   123.   The Jews are gone forever. Its a new generation now. 02:04  |  Stephen. 17/05/08   124.   This article 02:07  |  Joe 17/05/08   125.   Me Polish.Please Jews come back to Poland.Like Arabs, we love you 02:20  |  just kidding 17/05/08   126.   The Dhimmi Israeli Left Could Be Considered Arab Jew 02:48  |  Joseph . E 17/05/08   127.   Touching Article; but after 60 years no Jew would return 03:16  |  EgyptJewRefugee 17/05/08   128.   #13 No Jews from Arab countries did not go VOLONTARILY to Israel 03:20  |  Laila 17/05/08   129.   To welcome Jews, first make peace with Israelis 04:26  |  Very little 17/05/08   130.   2000 years of invitations and expulsions 05:24  |  Bruce 17/05/08   131.   The only arab jew 05:41  |  Dan 17/05/08   132.   Our homes we want to return to 06:45  |  Sam 17/05/08   133.   Thank you Sultan Al Qassemi for fine article.. 06:55  |  Smadar 17/05/08   134.   # 3 to natallie re: iranian jews 08:41  |  eric 17/05/08   135.   SAM 08:45  |  PS 17/05/08   136.   Khaled Abdelwahhab 08:54  |  Mikey 17/05/08   137.   To Post # 1: Probably more so that than another country 09:02  |  Whiskey Rivers 17/05/08   138.   Sam , Houston 09:10  |  bar 17/05/08   139.   JUST MAKE PEACE WITH THE PALS 10:24  |  newsreader 17/05/08   140.   #62 Robert/Montreal 13:14  |  Rab Burns 17/05/08   141.   Not so easy 13:46  |  sweis Melbourne 17/05/08   142.   To Laila#128 14:14  |  Serenity 17/05/08   143.   Be wary of the Muslims 15:39  |  Maronite Christian 17/05/08   144.   sultan.alqassemi 15:51  |  Mary 17/05/08   145.   To Smadar 16:38  |  FOX 17/05/08   146.   WATCH OUT! WE COME BACK ON TANKS! 18:27  |  Daud Kimchi 17/05/08   147.   Danite #58 19:33  |  Brett 17/05/08   148.   Ben Israel 19:36  |  Imad boudargham 17/05/08   149.   Re: R Arabls really this Dumb 19:43  |  Imad Boudargham 17/05/08   150.   Palestinian Prince, Palestinians are not paying for Nazi crimes 19:50  |  Bruce 17/05/08   151.   Re: financial compensation to Israel 19:52  |  Imad 17/05/08   152.   Imad Boudargham, you can call all Jews "Arab Jews" 20:06  |  Bruce 17/05/08   153.   The Gate Principle 20:29  |  fiona 17/05/08   154.   Irgun forced Jews to make aliyah? 21:04  |  sg 17/05/08   155.   its only a matter of time before the arabs use tactics like this 21:04  |  zionist forever 17/05/08   156.   Imad # 151 21:09  |  bar 17/05/08   157.   Sure Bernie, All Jews left their homes and property "voluntarily" 21:17  |  Rob 17/05/08   158.   Imad Re: financial compensation to Israel 21:23  |  Bruce 17/05/08   159.   142 Serenity, Tell the Pals "that`s the price for betrayal" 21:32  |  I 17/05/08   160.   Arab Jews 21:37  |  Mark G 17/05/08   161.   Fiona # 153 21:53  |  Bar 17/05/08   162.   #145 Fox Mesopotamia refers to region previous to Babel... 21:59  |  Smadar 17/05/08   163.   Imad Bourbuignon - ignorant Arab 22:13  |  x-ray 17/05/08   164.   So u r that naive(DURSON #3) 22:27  |  JOJO 17/05/08   165.   159 Mark G Simple answer: Their Arab neighbors did not call them 23:02  |  Rob 17/05/08   166.   X-RAY.....cool it... 23:37  |  ali 17/05/08   167.   ali anything else but threats in that gobbledygook of yours? 00:21  |  x-ray 18/05/08   168.   Imad boudargham makes it all clear 00:38  |  utagawa 18/05/08   169.   Response to Sultan Al Qassemi 01:05  |  Israeli 18/05/08   170.   Ali (166) - Good advice to x-ray 02:11  |  Lourdes 18/05/08   171.   This is a joke; right? 02:18  |  Sultan Ginsburg 18/05/08   172.   LONG GONE NEIGHBORS 03:16  |  aRTHUR l. fINN 18/05/08   173.   Hold on folks! 03:39  |  DMS 18/05/08   174.   Said on the Arab haters here 03:47  |  BBSNews 18/05/08   175.   Sultan Al Qassemi 03:54  |  BBSNews 18/05/08   176.   no 33 04:08  |  azad 18/05/08   177.   If Jews visit and live in Germany, why not in Bagdad? 04:19  |  Roberto 18/05/08   178.   x-ray on self-imposed ignorance 04:23  |  BBSNews 18/05/08   179.   #160 Arab Jews Mark G 04:32  |  Wayne 18/05/08   180.   thoughts 04:56  |  _ 18/05/08   181.   #176,BBSNews 05:03  |  Bruce 18/05/08   182.   Yishai Kohen - You were treated no diff. than you treat Pals 05:20  |  FACT 18/05/08   183.   Haganah was founded to protect jews from arab violence 05:56  |  J 18/05/08   184.   #64 Ignorance? I`ve tought Jewish history at our church for y 06:06  |  Yaakov Sullivan 18/05/08   185.   #176 azad, there was no harmony for 2000 years 06:07  |  Bruce 18/05/08   186.   Haaretz, I just got done with defending your 06:08  |  John Allen 18/05/08   187.   #85 Why I choose a Palestinian and not Jewish husband 06:18  |  Yaakov Sullivan 18/05/08   188.   Hey LOURDES...What came out of your mouth... 06:26  |  ali 18/05/08   189.   Dear Sultan Al Qassemi _ You May Be Well Meaning But.... 06:58  |  Eli 18/05/08   190.   Said - then stop attacking Israel 07:06  |  Expelled Jew 18/05/08   191.   BBS News #175 _ Mr. Qassemi`s Intentions Are To Be Lauded 07:26  |  Eli 18/05/08   192.   Sultan: "...in what is now the Arab world ..." 08:18  |  erev rav (=arab) 18/05/08   193.   Everyone should go home 09:33  |  Ned 18/05/08   194.   to Al-Qassamy 09:36  |  Gad Elyahu 18/05/08   195.   Sure Bernie, All Jews left their homes and property "voluntarily" 09:36  |  Rob 18/05/08   196.   #77, Nechama, correct, it is all about the "right of return" 10:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/05/08   197.   Shukran!!! you have inspired in all hope of a better tomorrow 10:52  |  Ariel 18/05/08   198.   Re: #160-Arab Jews 19:26  |  Imad 18/05/08   199.   Re: Maronite Christian 19:32  |  Ikki 18/05/08   200.   First Prime Minister of Israel was a Terrorist 19:44  |  Imad 18/05/08   201.   Re: Watch out we com on Tanks 19:53  |  Imad 18/05/08   202.   Re: Xray- Ali 19:58  |  Imad 18/05/08   203.   #200, Imad 21:03  |  Bruce 18/05/08   204.   BSnew - The corpse is trying to revive itself 22:48  |  * BEN JABO 18/05/08   205.   Arab saichel 15:30  |  Seth 19/05/08   206.   Jabo on "corpses" 18:44  |  BBSNews 19/05/08   207.   Thank you 02:07  |  Sultan Al-Qassemi 20/05/08   208.   RE: BS NEWS Question ro all readers 19:09  |  * BEN JABO 20/05/08   209.   Jabo has a math problem 19:32  |  BBSNews 20/05/08   210.   BSnews has a readership problem 17:33  |  * BEN JABO 21/05/08   211.   Try halting oppression & exodus of CHRISTIANS first 11:39  |  Mushma Oule 19/08/08   212.   Think Harder, think deeper! 15:33  |  Omar Al Busaidy 01/10/08

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