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Following the 1948 war, in which the Arabs failed to defeat Israel and drive the Jews into the sea (not to be confused with the 1967 war, in which the Arabs failed to defeat Israel and drive the Jews into the sea, or the 1973 war, in which the Arabs failed to defeat Israel and drive the Jews into the sea), almost a million Jews (many of whom had lived there for millennia) were expelled from Arab countries. They were harrassed, beaten up and had their possessions and homes stolen (for which they have never been compensated). Some were murdered.
Those fortunate enough to escape left with literally the clothes on their backs and nothing more. In response, Israel opened its doors and welcomed them with open arms.
This was the Jewish catastrophe, the one no-one talks about. In 1948 (prior to expulsion), there were well over 900,000 Jews living in Arab countries.
Today there are less than 3,500. In 1948, there were around 950,000 Arabs living in Israel. Today there are 1,720,000. This week, we commemorate the loss and suffering experienced by almost a million Jews, the Jewish ‘nakba’, the one nobody talks about.
Mick Hartley 
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