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{{see also|Antisemitism in the Arab world|Islam and Antisemitism}}

{{otheruses|Exodus (disambiguation)}}

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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,  8(contracted; show full)

On the Anti-Zionist perspective, Iraqi-Born activist [[Naeim Giladi]] alleges that Zionist emissaries used violence to engineer the exodus and disrupt coexistence in Iraq. Further support for this claim has been made by Professors [[Yehouda Shenhav]]<ref name=Shenhav /> and [[Ella Shohat]].

The type and extent of linkage between the 
the Jewish exodus from Arab lands and the [[Palestinian Exodus]] has also been the source of controversy. Advocacy groups have suggested that there are strong ties between the two processes and some of them even claim that decoupling the two issues is unjust.<ref name=jfaq>http://www.jimena.org/faq.htm</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/25/middleeast.middleeastthemedia</ref>
Other scholars such as Phillip mendes and [[David Cesarani]] reject the comparison and coupling as superficial and is used as an excuse to withhold justice from pPalestinians.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/23/israelandthepalestinians.middleeast "A different kind of catastrophe."] ''The Guardian'',  23 June 2008.</ref><ref name=Mendes/>

==See also==
*[[Aliyah]]
*[[Arab-Israeli conflict]]
*[[Anti-Semitism]]
*[[Arab anti-Semitism]]
*[[Islam and anti-Semitism]]
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[[Category:Jewish refugees]]

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[[fr:Réfugiés juifs des pays arabes]]
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