There are three types of reactions.
First, there are the countries and national institutions which react very favourably. However, very often they do so with some surprise because they were not aware of this issue, given that we have not talked about it in 50 years. It is to be expected that refugees will react by starting from scratch. They work like they have always done, they rebuild a family in their new host country, and they give back to that country much more than they receive from it. That is what our parents taught us and that is what we teach our children. This is resurfacing now because the issue of recognizing the authenticity of the State of Israel is being raised. As for the population's reaction, we have not seen any. We try to demonstrate that two nations have suffered and that is something they have in common.
The third element is the press and Arab media. When we were in London at the House of Lords, people from the television network Al-Jazeera were present. An Arab journalist asked a question in Arabic to a Jew of Iraqi origin. This journalist was flabbergasted. Indeed, he was not aware of the situation. What is even more serious is that in the Jewish community many people are not aware of it either.
There is substantial work to be done. You are right to ask these questions. The reactions are mixed. The Arab media, however, naturally reacted very unfavourably. In one of his analyses, Alan Dershowitz said that when Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinian negotiator, heard about our demands, she said that Jews from Arab countries are not refugees in Israel because Israel is their country. By saying that, she officially admitted that Israel is the land of the Jews.
Today we are in a time of transformation, and we hope that with the support of the government, whether it be that of Canada or the United States, we will be able to change this story slightly and restore it to its rightful place.