From: AICE To: jeevacationgginail.com Subject: AICE Update: Were the Palestinians the Only Refugees? Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 18:03:22 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Ow& 20tiv &beast E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual RIPS*. SIR IN THIS ISSUE Myths 8. Facts: Exclusive Fact of the Week The Holy I and 4K Timelapse 1 THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY France and Britain Sign Sykes-Picot Agreement on the Middle East (1916) Jews Board III-Fated S.S. St Louis Hoping to Escape Europe (1939) United Nations Admits Israel as 59th Member State (1949) See More Jewish History Events AICE PROJECTS May 13, 2015 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Were the 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.-ThjMyths & 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. These refugees had no desire to be repatriated. Little is heard about them because they did not remain refugees for long. Of the 820,000 Jewish refugees between 1948 and 1972, 586,000 were resettled in Israel at great expense, and without any offer of compensation from the Arab governments who confiscated their possessions. Click Here to Continue Reading Fact of the Week IDF Field Hospital in Nepal Treated Nearly 1,500 People Israeli medical teams returned to Israel on May 11, 2015, after 2 weeks of working in disaster-stricken areas of Nepal. During the two weeks that the Israeli field hospitals were operating at full capacity, Israeli doctors carried out 85 surgeries on seriously injured Nepalese civilians, and delivered eight babies. In total, the Israeli field hospitals treated 1,427 patients. Engineers from the IDF stayed in Nepal after the closing of the field hospitals to continue to assist with infrastructure evaluation. Read More about Israeli Aid to NepaLatthaiewishVirtuandbrary ' EFTA00627247 The Holy Land 4K Timelapse p To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! a To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! A Sincerely, Mitchell Bard Executive Director Forward this email p This email was sent to [email protected] by Update Profile/Email Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe'" Privacy Policy. American -Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 2810 Blaine Dr. Chevy Chase MO 20815 EFTA00627248