Mr. Speaker. periodically loud wailings are raised on behalf of the Arab refugees in the Middle East. Various wellmeaning people speak with indignation and rend their garments over the situation these people find themselves in. Although I certainly sympathize with the plight of any deprived people. it is well to point out that this situation was brought about by the policies of the Arab governments themselves. The Egyptian Government forbade any refugees in its jurisdiction to work or put down roots in Egypt. Other Arab nations followed similar policies. preferring to let the sore fester and grow. Yet. for every refugee from the land that we know as Israel that fled to the camps in Arab lands. a Jewish refugee from Arab countries was created and fled to Israel. It is an irrefutable fact that ancient Jewish communities in various Arab lands were uprooted and dissolved. because Arab nations took out their frustrations and hatreds upon the Jews of their countries. Today. where once there were approximately 1 million Jews resident in these countries. there are only 60.000.
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