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The '''Jewish exodus from Arab lands''' refers to the 20th century expulsion or mass departure of Jews, primarily of [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi]] and [[Mizrahi Jews|Mizrahi]] background, from [[Arab]] and Islamic countries. The migration started in the late 19th century, but accelerated after the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]]. According to official Arab statistics,  856,000 Jews left their homes in Arab countries from 1948 until the e(contracted; show full)
Today, almost half of Israel's Jewish population consists of refugees from Arab and Islamic countries and their offspring.

== Jewish refugee advocacy groups ==
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There are a number of advocacy groups acting on behalf of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. Some examples include:
* ''Justice for Jews from Arab 
cCountries'' seeks to secure rights and redress for Jews from Arab countries who suffered as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict.<ref>[http://www.justiceforjews.com/ Justice for Jews from Arab countries] (JJAC)</ref>
* ''Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa'' (JIMENA) publicizes the history and plight of the 900,000 Jews indigenous to the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] who were forced to leave their homes and abandon their property, who were stripped of their citizenship.<ref>[http://www.jimena.org/ Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa] (JIMENA)</ref>
* ''Historical Society of the Jews from Egypt''<ref>[http://www.hsje.org Historical Society of the Jews from Egypt]</ref> and ''International Association of Jews from Egypt''<ref>[http://www.iajegypt.org International Association of Jews from Egypt]</ref>
* ''Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center''<ref>[http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/index.html Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center]</ref>
*Israelis from Iraq remember Babylon [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6611667.stm]

In March 2008, "[f]or the first time ever, ... a Jewish refugee from an Arab country" appeared before the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]].  Regina Bublil-Waldman, a Jewish Libyan refugee and founder of JIMENA, "appeared before the UN Human Rights Council wearing her grandmother's Libyan wedding dress."<ref>[http://www.justiceforjews.com/geneva2008.html "JJAC at 2008 United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva."] ''Justice for Jews from Arab Countries''.  19 March 2008.  30 March 2008.</ref> Justice for Jews from Arab Countries presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council about oppression Jews faced in Arab countries that forced them to find amnesty elsewhere.⏎
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== See also ==
*[[Aliyah]]
*[[Arab-Israeli conflict]]
*[[Anti-Semitism]]
*[[Arab anti-Semitism]]
*[[Islam and anti-Semitism]]
*[[Jewish history]]
*[[Jewish population]]
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[[Category:Judeo-Islamic topics]]
[[Category:Refugees]]
[[Category:Jewish political status]]

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