The Rights of Jewish Refugees

UPDATE:

Israel vies to bring Mideast Jewish refugees into talks.

See JPost article

According to the international advocacy group, Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC), some 850,000 Jews were displaced from Arab countries after the State of Israel was established. These include Jews from Syria, Trans-Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.

A blogger dedicated to the Middle East's forgotten Jewish Refugees is very concerned about a "Bill safeguarding the rights of Jewish Refugees from Arab countries" expected to be adopted Monday 22 February and I'd like to assist. So here is what you can do, if you are so inclined:

FOR ISRAELI CITIZENS: Please e-mail or call any and all Knesset members that you can, urging them to get out and vote. This law must be adopted by the largest possible majority. (See link with the list of M"Ks)

FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS: Please write to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him that, in any upcoming negotiations, he must represent the rights of all Jewish refugees from Arab countries, as Israel did for Holocaust survivors, irrespective of whether they eventually settled in Israel or elsewhere

( the email of the PM is bnetanyahu@knesset.gov.il

with cc to rond@pmo.gov.ilsurman@justiceforjews.com )