The JEWISH Nakba

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Every year on May 15, the Palestinians celebrate their "Nakba (Nagba)". This "special" day exists since 1948 and should remind all Arabs of the "sufferings" of the Palestinian people. The foundation of the State of Israel is considered a tragedy. However, two things most people are not aware of, have to be made very clear:

1. There was no Palestinian people until the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948. Until then and even later, today's Palestinians used to refer to themselves as "Arabs". The true Palestinians were the Jews living in Palestine / Israel during the British Mandate. The Jews living there were "Jewish Palestinians" and it even said it in their passports. At the time of the British Mandate, today's Palestinians saw it as a disgrace being called a "Palestinian".

From this we see, how history can be twisted around and faked.

2. Where are the reports and memories of the JEWISH NAKBA ?
Arab countries used to terrorize, torture, kill and deport Jews; furthermore, confiscating their property. When those Jews finally reached Israel, they had nothing at all.

Usually it is said that Jews faced better life conditions under Muslim rule than under the church. This is not always true, as, among others, the author Mark R. Cohen states in his book "Under Crescent and Cross" - The Jews in the Middle Ages. Just remember the brutal murders of the fanatic Islamists Almohad in Spain throughout the 12th century. Everyone resisting them was killed; especially Jews.
In the 19th century, Arabs took over the well – known Christian anti – Semitic ideas and used them for its own purposes. Already the Rambam (Maimonides, 1135 – 1204) said that "There is no people in the world which wishes to humiliate and to degrade the Jews as the Arabs do".

When Mohammad had his visions, he tried to convince the Jews believing in him. As a matter of fact, only a few converted to Islam and the vast majority rejected Mohammed's teachings. The "prophet" lost his patience and started deporting two Jewish tribes. One tribe escaped to Khaybar but was later massacred by Mohammad. However, Islam never portrayed itself as "new Israel", as the Christians do.

The Israeli daily MAARIV published an interesting article last Friday. MAARIV asked the question why the Jews have never started making such a big fuss about their suffering in Arab countries. Jews were expelled from Iraq or Iran, arrived in Israel and started a new life in a new country. This was it – Pulling oneself together in order to go on in life. Without continuously crying and letting the world know about their great sorrow. Without any propaganda, as the Palestinians do.
Palestinians have never made an attempt getting their life in order. Until today, many of them sit in their refugee camps and wait for the world to help them financially. It obviously pays off spending a life in a refugee camp because every day, foreign tourists are coming to leave some cash.

Only hours after the foundation of the State of Israel was announced, the Arab countries attacked Israel. Fact is that they lost and the looser has to take the consequences and pay the price.
According to the Muslims, Jews are allowed to live in Israel but only under Islam.

A brief list of Jewish suffering under the Crescent:

- In 1011, Muslims killed several hundred Jews in the town of Cordoba / Spain.
- Granada in 1066: 4000 - 6000 Jews were massacred by Muslims.
- The Morrocan town of Fez in 1033: 6000 Jews were massacred. The same happened in 1465. Later, pogroms took place in the years 1790, 1792, 1864 - 1880, 1903, 1907 as well as in 1912.
- Algeria and Libya didn't behave any different.
- Libya in 1785: Hundreds of Jews were killed by Muslims. The same happened in 1945, and the New York Times reported about terrible scenes. Jewish children and elderly people were beaten to death. Altogether 140 victims.
- Iran in 1839: A pogrom took place where 40 Jews were killed. The same happened again in 1910.

As early as in 1173, Yemen introduced anti – Semitic laws making the Jews suffer. In 1947, 82 Jews were killed. Not to forget about Egypt where Jews were prosecuted as well. In 1956, Egyptian Jews had to leave the country but leave their belongings behind.

Even after the foundation of the State of Israel, Jews were massacred in their own country. 39 Jews workers were killed in Haifa, 50 Jews died at in a car bomb in Jerusalem, 79 doctors and nurses were killed on their way to work at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. During the Old Yishuv, when Jews still used to live in the Arab Quarter, pogroms took place and many people got killed. Especially the Neturei Karta claiming differently should learn Jewish history and not believe that the Arabs are so friendly towards the Jews. History teaches us different.

These facts are, unfortunately, not too well – known.
The above listed figures and dates were published by Ben – Dror Yemini (MAARIV).