Foreign Affairs committee  We have a few books. Perhaps I could mention one which is very compelling.

Foreign Affairs committee  There is the book entitled Juifs en pays arabe. Le grand déracinement 1850-1975, by George Bensoussan. There is also mine, called Il était une fois le Maroc.

Foreign Affairs committee  No, not at all. He's from Algeria; I'm from Morocco.

Foreign Affairs committee  I would say that it was an electric shock for both of them. The State of Israel had nothing at all. Within two or three years, 600,000 refugees arrived. But the required resources were not available. Particularly in terms of social services, and that was extremely difficult. Thin

Foreign Affairs committee  Some refugees left their country in tragic and dramatic circumstances. I am thinking of Iraq, Egypt, Libya and even Syria, where the situation has been absolutely horrible. Elsewhere, there were examples of enlightened despots in Morocco and elsewhere. Despite this appearance of

Foreign Affairs committee  I would like to address an aspect that is perhaps more psychological than anything else. Those who lived in Europe for years never wanted to talk about their experience. They were referred to as displaced persons. It took years for them to be able to express themselves. Today, w

Foreign Affairs committee  Major expropriations took place in Iraq, Egypt, Libya and elsewhere. However, in other countries, most people left on the sly. They liquidated their assets very quickly, willing to take any price, and they often did so during their escape. Most people who left did so secretly. Pe

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Allow me to thank the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development for the opportunity to give you a historical perspective on those we have come to group under the forgotten Jewish exodus from Arab countries. The personal researc