What about Jewish Refugees?

June 4, 2012

“The Arab League must accept responsibility and recognize that they are the ones who caused the displacement of Jews from Arab countries,” he said. Ayalon further said that Arab nations should acknowledge their own role in creating Palestinian refugees, displaced by their wars with Israel. He added that Israel will insist that Palestinian refugees will be absorbed in the future Palestinian state alone—the same way Jewish refugees were absorbed in the State of Israel.

Yemenite Jews fleeing Arab pograms “Today, about 50% of Israelis are refugees and descendants of refugees from those Arab nations. They have assimilated completely and have contributed to Israel's inception and advancement.” Ayalon added: “Just like the State of Israel took in the Jewish refugees, the Arab refugees who left Mandate-era Palestine should be afforded the same treatment.”

Source: Excerpts of an article by Nir Cohen, Ynetnews

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