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Arab Countries Say “We Miss the Jews”

By Dr. Edy CohenJanuary 22, 2020

Egyptian Jews, Choir of Rabbin Moshe Cohen in Samuel Menashe Synagogue, Alexandria, photo from Nebi Daniel Association via Wikipedia

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,417, January 22, 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Having persecuted and purged their Jews as punishment for the rebirth of Israel, many Arabs now realize they shot themselves in the foot.

A million Jews lived in Arab countries in the 20th century. Today, just a few thousand are left, mostly in Morocco and Tunisia.

The purging of the Jews caused a crisis in almost every Arab country from which they came. Despite their relatively limited numbers, the Jews’ impact on society, culture, economy, and trade was crucial to the development of those countries, and their loss was felt. After the Jews were evicted from Iraq and Egypt, for example, those countries experienced crisis after crisis.

There is now a palpable longing in most Arab states for the Jews to return. Many believe that only with a Jewish presence will their countries blossom and develop as they did in the past.

The Jewish contribution to Arab states was significant. In Egypt, the gold market flourished with a Jewish presence and continues to do so to this day, even though the Jews were thrown out and their stores ransacked. Jewish symbols like the Magen David remain engraved on Egyptian shops, in markets, and on buildings. The older generation still remembers the prosperity of the time when Jews were in possession of their stores.

It is no coincidence that Cairo has decided to invest tens of millions of dollars in the restoration of synagogues throughout Egypt. The most recent is the renovation of the once magnificent Eliyahu Hanavi (Elijah the Prophet) Synagogue, in which $6 million is being invested.

It is not only the Egyptians who want to coax back the prosperity that accompanied the Jewish presence. A few months ago, new Sudanese Minister of Religion Nasser Aladin called on Sudanese Jews whose families were forced to emigrate in the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel to return. In Lebanon, over a million dollars has been invested in the restoration of the Magen Avraham synagogue in the Wadi Abu Jamil neighborhood in West Beirut, near the Lebanese parliament.

Perhaps more than any others, it is the Iraqis who long for the return of their Jewish brethren, and Iraqi Jews who long for their former homeland. In recent years, a number of Facebook accounts have opened in Israel to renew the connection between Iraqi Jews and the Arabs beside whom their ancestors lived in harmony for over a thousand years prior to the advent of Islam.

The Iraqi Jews were wrenched from their former home, but their contribution to the country is felt to this day. Like Jewish minorities in other countries, the Jews of Iraq concentrated on trade, crafts, light industry, governmental and municipal services, and banking. The impact of Jews on commerce and banking was especially significant. The eight banks operating in Baghdad in the 1940s were all founded by Jewish families, and most of the clerks of Jewish and foreign banks were Jews. The first Iraqi Minister of the Treasury, Yehezkel Sasson, was Jewish. He laid the foundations for Iraqi taxation, economics, and the state budget. In one of the protests against corruption in Iraq a few years ago, Sasson’s name was held up on signs declaring he was not corrupt like the current politicians.

Today, there is only one Jewish minister to be found in the entire Arab world. Roni Trabbolsi serves as Tunisian Minister of Tourism, the third Jewish minister to serve since Tunisia’s founding.

Arab countries of old flourished in large part because of the contribution of their Jews. But then, in some countries, there was an exchange of populations: the Jews were forced out and Palestinian Arab refugees arrived in their place. The wealthy and educated Jewish population was replaced by a weak and poor population, a cultural shock that particularly affected Syria, Iraq, and Libya.

With the rise of xenophobic Arab/Muslim rejection of the State of Israel, the Arab states that could not beat Israel on the battlefield punished their Jews instead. Now, years later, there is a growing realization of the counter-productivity of that injustice, and many are calling for the Jews to return. Some Muslims are even calling for a tax levied on non-Muslims in Arab countries to be returned to the Jews.

Despite this growing sentiment, Arab leaders continue to choose for the most part to look the other way, not only refusing to protect the Jews but actively contributing to their persecution. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Arab states suffer serial economic failures and never-ending wars and disputes. Some Muslims believe this is a punishment by Allah for their failure to protect the Jews, as they were instructed to do.

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This is an edited version of an article that appeared in Israel Today on January 1, 2020.

Dr. Edy Cohen is a researcher at the BESA Center and author of the book The Holocaust in the Eyes of Mahmoud Abbas (Hebrew).

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7 Times John Roberts Was A Leftist Hack

Dear Joe Biden,
Although I refused to listen to it, I understand that during your presidential acceptance speech, you were calling for the unity of Trump supporters.   I remember four years ago my President Trump also called for unity.  I remember how Congressional members of your Democratic Party responded by boycotting his inauguration.   I remember how you and your Democratic party cheated and used the greatest law enforcement institution of this country to spy on my President Trumps campaign.   I remember how you and your Democratic Party created a fake Russian dossier to try and impeach my President Trump.   I remember how your speaker of the house ripped up my President Trumps beautiful State of the Union speach on National TV.    I remember how you and your Democratic Party tried to impeach my President Trump over a Ukraine phone call.   You accused my President Trump of pay to play.  Come to find out Joe, it was really you and your son Hunter.   I remember how you and your Democratic Party blamed my President Trump over a pandemic that he had nothing to do with.   I remember how you and your Democratic Party encouraged rioting and looting of my great United States of America. I remember how you and your Democratic Party used the media to spread lie after lie about my President Trump.   I remember how you and your Democratic Party stole the election from my President Trump.   This Trump supporter remembers all that Joe and will NOT be unifying with your Democratic Party.   This Trump supporter will be giving you the same respect you gave my President Trump.
(copied from another Deplorable, like myself) Can I get a big AMEN from all the other Deplorables who feel the same as I do ???

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Arab Countries Say “We Miss the Jews”

By Dr. Edy CohenJanuary 22, 2020

Egyptian Jews, Choir of Rabbin Moshe Cohen in Samuel Menashe Synagogue, Alexandria, photo from Nebi Daniel Association via Wikipedia

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,417, January 22, 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Having persecuted and purged their Jews as punishment for the rebirth of Israel, many Arabs now realize they shot themselves in the foot.

A million Jews lived in Arab countries in the 20th century. Today, just a few thousand are left, mostly in Morocco and Tunisia.

There is now a palpable longing in most Arab states for the Jews to return. Many believe that only with a Jewish presence will their countries blossom and develop as they did in the past.

Today, there is only one Jewish minister to be found in the entire Arab world. Roni Trabbolsi serves as Tunisian Minister of Tourism, the third Jewish minister to serve since Tunisia’s founding.

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This is an edited version of an article that appeared in Israel Today on January 1, 2020.

Dr. Edy Cohen is a researcher at the BESA Center and author of the book The Holocaust in the Eyes of Mahmoud Abbas (Hebrew).

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Mitch McConnell is married to Elaine Chao.
Elaine Chao's sister is Angela Chao.
Angela Chao is married to billionaire venture capitalist Jim Breyer.
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Did Mitch McConnell sell America out to the CCP?
Very well looks like it!

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India’s Jew Town only has a handful of Jews left. But Jewish traditions and landmarks remain.

In Michigan 56K Votes Were Added to Biden in 8 Minutes From An Tabulation Center That Could Only Process 20K Votes Per Hour

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Federal lobbying disclosure records reveal that one of Dominion Voting System's top lobbyists in Washington is Nancy Pelosi's former chief of staff Nadeam Elshami, pictured here (on left) with Pelosi.

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Historically speaking, The Sanai and Gaza Strip have always belonged to Egypt. Golda Meir in her biography stated that Egypt dismissed ownership of Gaza in the lead up to Israel's independence. There has never been a country or a people of Palestine. The people of Gaza are of Egyptian Arab descent and those on the West Bank [?] are of Saudi Arab descent. The Palestinian question could easily be settled, by both countries taking back these descendants and letting Israel get on with its future. Make the Arabs take ownership of a

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Beyond Gelt: How Mizrahi Jews Celebrate Hanukkah

A GOOD EXPLANATION OF POLITICS...

A Russian Jew was finally allowed to emigrate to Israel. At Moscow Airport, a customs officer found a statue of Lenin in his baggage and asked, "What is this?"

The man replied, "'What is this?' Wrong question, comrade. You should have asked, 'Who is he?' This is Comrade Lenin. He laid the foundations of socialism and created the future prosperity of the Russian people. I am taking it with me as a memory of our dear hero."

The Russian customs officer let him go without further inspection.

At Tel Aviv Airport, the Israeli customs officer also asked our friend, "What is this?"

He replied, "'What is this?' Wrong question, sir. You should be asking 'Who is this?' This is Lenin, the bastard who caused me, a Jew, to leave Russia. I take this statue with me so I can curse him every day."

The Israeli customs officer said, "I apologize, sir, you are cleared to go."

Settling into his new house, he put the statue on a table and, to celebrate his immigration, he invited his friends and relatives to dinner.

One of his friends asked, "Who is this?"
He replied, "My dear friend, 'Who is this?' is the wrong question. You should have asked 'What is this?' This is ten kilograms of solid gold that I managed to bring with me without paying any customs duty and tax."

MORAL: Politics is when you can tell the same story in different ways to fool a different audience and allow you to look good in every situation.

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Today, the AMA rescinded all the warnings it had issued about hydroxychloroquine. Funny that it is now OK to use? Let's see, now that Biden has apparently stolen the election, this drug can now be used safely. Isn't that special?

Remember when Trump announced he had used it months ago? The left went nuts. Trump hating Neil Cavuto said to his national audience, "Don't use it, it will kill you." Yeah, he said that on FOX. 

And the National Media mocked Trump for using it. Some doctors who knew it was safe, stated that publicly and they were ridiculed, fired, and chastised for saying it. 

So now that the left appears to be ready to destroy our country with their policies, hydroxychloroquine is now deemed "safe". And the other lie that they won't apologize for is saying the vaccine would take 2 to 5 years to develop. Total BS again from the left. 

These lies were told to destroy Donald Trump. There was no other reason for it. And you liberal dopes voted for Biden? You will rue the day you did that. You have no idea what you have done. But you will find out soon enough. You all will be responsible for the demise of this country, but you will never admit it. And it's all because you hated Trump, the Best President in the history of this country.

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Biden's student loan cancellation plan will cost taxpayers $1 trillion

Joe Biden is planning a flurry of executive orders if he gains the White House, one of which would cost taxpayers a whopping $1 trillion -- without doing much of anything to help the economy.

Activists like Elizabeth Warren have been pushing for months for Biden to forgive student loan debt via executive action. Her plan would forgive $50,000 per student, and it's been hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread by in-debt college graduates.

But there's no such thing as a free lunch. If Biden decides to "forgive" student loan debt, someone is going to have to pay for it -- and that someone will be American taxpayers who have been responsible with their finances.

According to some estimates, Biden's plan would cost as much as $1 trillion. Even worse, this forgiveness wouldn't actually do much to help boost the lockdown-ravaged economy, as some have argued. Recent analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests the stimulus benefits would be minimal and aimed at those who least need the help, according to Forbes.

First, unlike stimulus checks or unemployment benefits, forgiving student loans doesn’t put money in the pockets of borrowers. Second, most of the benefits of student debt forgiveness would go to those earning higher incomes. According to the CRFB, “student debt cancellation is poorly targeted to those most likely to spend, given that nearly three-quarters of repayments would come from the top 40 percent of earners.”

Finally, student loan forgiveness offers no help to those who have not attended college. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that the economic fallout from the pandemic has hit lower-income Americans the hardest. Unemployment, for example, has hit those with no college education much harder than even those with some college education.

There's a reason the Founders believed that laws should only be passed by the people's representatives in Congress. Congress is itself inefficient and corrupt, but the laws they pass (usually) have the approval of the American people. Executive actions, on the other hand, can be handed down by a single individual and are much more susceptible to the whims of small minorities of activists.

We need to put an end to executive orders. No president will ever limit his own power, and Congress is too impotent to act as a check on executive overreach. The only solution is to turn to the people and the states, and call the first-ever Article V Convention of States.

A Convention of States is authorized to propose constitutional amendments that limit the power, scope, and jurisdiction of the federal government. As part of this package of amendments, the states could place real, permanent limitations on executive power, including the power to pass edicts in the form of executive orders.

The people have suffered under unilateral power long enough. It's time to change how D.C. operates, and we can do it with a Convention of States.