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From: AICE < To: [email protected] Subject: AICE Update: Palestinians Weren't the Only Refugees Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:50:44 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise avt. 20tg. &beam E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual PAPIPIPIP IN THIS ISSUE Myths 8 Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard at The Gatestone Institute December is Israel Religious Freedom Month p THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY King Emanuel Signs Decree to Expel Portuguese Jews (1496) Touro Synagogue Consecrated in Newport, Rhode Island (1763) IDF Launches Operation Assaf to Conquer Negev Desert (1948) See More Jewish History Events AICE PROJECTS December 3, 2O14 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Were Palestinians the Only People Who Became Refugees as a Result of the Arab-Israeli Conflict? Although much is heard about the plight of the Palestinian Refugees, little is said about the ,Jews who fled from Arab states. Their situation had long been precarious. During the 1947 UN debates, Arab leaders threatened them. For example, Egypt's delegate told the General Assembly: "The lives of one million Jews in Muslim countries would be jeopardized by partition " Myths & Facts: 2012 The number of Jews fleeing Arab countries for Israel in the years following Israel's independence was nearly double the number of Arabs leaving Palestine. Many Jews were allowed to take little more than the shirts on their backs. Click Here to Continue Reading Mitchell Bard at the Gatestone Institute Islamists: "Destruction is a Matter of Time" What makes negotiations with Iran, ISIS, Hamas or any other Islamist group impossible is that their leaders believe they are acting according to the immutable word of God. America, Israel, other Muslims with whom they disagree, cannot do anything to satisfy them except "submit" (the Arabic word "Islam" means "submission"). As Egyptian cleric Muhammad Huseein Ya'qub said in a televised sermon in 2009, "If the Jews left Palestine to us, would we start loving them? Of course not. The Jews are infidels not because I say so but because Allah does...They aren't our enemies because they occupy Palestine, they would be our enemies even if they had not occupied anything." Read the Complete Story EFTA00634409 ■ SE I To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! J a December is Israel Religious Freedom Month December is Israel Religious Freedom Month December is Israel Religious Freedom Month To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director Forward this email This email was sent to Jeevacationegmail.com by Update Profile/Email Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe•M Privacy Policy. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 2810 Blaine Dr. I Chevy Chase I MD 120815 EFTA00634410