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

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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)
Activist groups such as [[JJAC]] and [[JIMENA]] claim that there was a collusion among Arab states to persecute Jews as part of their struggle against Israel.<ref name="JJAC Press release">http://www.justiceforjews.com/pr_oct_23_07.pdf
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The process grew apace as Arab nations under French, British and Italian [[colony|colonial rule]] or [[protectorate|protection]] gained independence. Further, anti-Jewish sentiment within the Arab-majority states was exacerbated by the Arab-Israeli wars. Within a few years after the [[Six Day War]] (1967) there were only remnants of Jewish communities left in most Arab lands. Jews in Arab lands were reduced from more than 800,000 in 1948 to perhaps 16,000 in 1991.<ref name=Stillmanxxi/>
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[[Category:Jewish refugees]]

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[[cs:Židovský exodus z arabských zemí]]
[[es:Éxodo judío de países árabes]]
[[fr:Réfugiés juifs des pays arabes]]
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