Jewish Property Claims Against Arab Countries / Michael Fischbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischbach, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish property--Arab countries.

Jewish property.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Influence.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Arab countries--Ethnic relations.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the twenty years that followed the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, 800,000 Jews left their homes in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Morocco, and several other Arab countries. Although the causes of this exodus varied, restrictive governmental measures and an outburst of anti-Semitic feeling during and after the war were major factors. Some of these "Mizrahi" Jews, most of whom were not active Zionists, were forced to leave behind property of great financial and ancestral value-property that was sometimes seized by the governments of the countries they fled. In this book, Michael R. Fischbach, who has dedicated years to studying land and property ownership in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, reconstructs the circumstances in which Jewish communities left the Arab world. Conducting meticulous and exhaustive research in the archives of Washington D.C., Jerusalem, London, New York, and elsewhere, Fischbach offers the most authoritative estimates to date of the value of the property left behind. He also describes the process by which various actors, most importantly the State of Israel, linked the resolution of Jewish property claims to the fate of Palestinian refugee property claims following the 1948 war. Fischbach considers the implications of contemporary developments, such as America's invasion of Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and Libya's attempt to shed its international pariah status, which have impacted pending claims and will affect claims in the future. Overall, he finds that many international Jewish organizations have supported the link between the claims of Mizrahi Jews and those of Palestinian refugees, hindering serious efforts to obtain restitution or compensation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION

Introduction

1. The Loss of Jewish Property in the Arab World

2. Jewish Claims in the Context of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process, 1948-2001

3. The Status of Jewish Property Claims Today

Conclusion

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231517812

0231517815

OCLC:

861793227