Oh, much longer than 80 years. Here's a list of some of the atrocities committed against Jews in the Middle East, most of them several centuries before the existence of a Jewish state.
- 622-627 - Ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina (Jewish boys are publicly inspected for pubic hair. If they had any, they were executed) - 629 - 1st massacre in Alexandria, Egypt - 622-634 - Extermination of the 14 Arab-Jewish tribes - 624-661 - Islamic Empire passes law requiring Jews to wear yellow stars - 1106 - Ali Ibn Yousuf Ibn Tachfin of Marrakech issues the death penalty for every local Jew, including his Jewish doctor and military general - 1033 - 1st Fez Pogrom, Morocco - 1148 - Almohadin of Morocco gives Jews the choice (under the new constitution) to convert to Islam or leave - 1066 - Mass murder in Granada, Muslim-occupied Spain - 1165-1178 - Jews in Yemen given the choice (under the new constitution) to convert to Islam or die - 1165 - Chief Rabbi of the Maghreb burned alive - 1220 - Tens of thousands of Jews murdered by Muslims after being blamed for Mongol invasion, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Egypt - 1270 - Sultan Baibars of Egypt decided to burn all Jews, after a ditch was dug for them, but at the last minute he changed his mind and demanded all their money instead - 1276 - 2nd Fez Pogrom, Morocco - 1385 - Khorasan massacres, Iran - 1438 - 1st Mellah Ghetto massacres, North Africa - 1465 - 3rd Fez Pogrom, Morocco - 1517 - 1st Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine - 1517 - 1st Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine - 1517 - Marsa ibn Ghazi Massacre, Ottoman Libya - 1577 - Passover Massacre, Ottoman Empire - 1588 - 1629 - Mahdlay Pogroms, Iran - 1630 - 1700 - Yemenite Jews under strict Shia 'dhimmi' rules - 1660 - 2nd Safed Pogrom Ottoman Palestine - 1670 - Mawza expulsions, Yemen - 1679 - 1680 - Sanaa Massacres, Yemen - 1747 - Mashhad Massacres, Iran - 1785 - Tripoli Pogrom, Ottoman Libya - 1790 - 1792 - Tetuan Pogrom Morocco (Jews of Tetuan stripped naked and publicly humiliated) - 1800 - New decree passed in Yemen prohibiting Jews from wearing new clothes or proper clothes. Jews are prohibited from riding mules or donkeys, and they were occasionally rounded up for the Jews, Ottoman Algeria - 1805 - 1st Algiers Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria - 1815 - 2nd Algiers Pogrom, Ottoman Algeria - 1820 - Sahalu Lobiant Massacres, Ottoman Syria - 1828 - Baghdad Pogrom, Ottoman Iraq - 1830 - 3rd Algiers Algeria - 1830 - Ethnic cleansing of Jews in Tabriz, Iran - 1834 - 2nd Hebron Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine - 1834 - Safed Pogrom, Ottoman Palestine - 1839 - Massacre of the Mashadi Jews, Iran - 1840 - Damascus affair after the first of many blood libels, Ottoman Syria - 1844 - 1st Cairo massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1847 - Dayr al-Qamar Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon - 1847 - Ethnic cleansing of the Jews in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine - 1848 - 1st Damascus Pogrom, Syria - 1850 - 1st Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria - 1860 - 2nd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria - 1862 - 1st Beirut Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon - 1866 - Kuzguncuk Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey - 1867 - Massacre of Barfurush, Ottoman Turkey - 1868 - Eyub Pogrom - 1869 - Massacre in Tunis, Ottoman Tunisia - 1869 - Sfax Massacre, Ottoman Tunisia - 1864-1880 - Marrakech Massacre, Morocco - 1875 - 2nd Alexandria Massacre, Ottoman Egypt - 1870 - 1st Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey - 1871 - 1st Damanhur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1872 - Edirne Massacres, Ottoman Turkey - 1872 - 1st Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey - 1873 - 2nd Damanhur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1874 - 2nd Izmir Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey - 1874 - 2nd Istanbul Pogrom, Ottoman Turkey - 1874 - 2nd Beirut Pogrom, Ottoman Lebanon - 1875 - 2nd Aleppo Pogrom, Ottoman Syria - 1875 - Massacre on Djerba Island, Ottoman Tunisia - 1877 - 3rd Damanhur Massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1877 - 2nd Cairo Massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1882 - Homs Massacre, Ottoman Syria - 1882 - 3rd Massacre in Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt - 1890 - 2nd massacre in Cairo, Ottoman Egypt - 1890 - 3rd Damascus Pogrom, Ottoman Syria - 1891 - 4th Damanhur massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1897 - Tripolitania murders, Ottoman Libya - 1903-1907 - Taza & Settat, pogroms, Morocco - 1890 - Massacres in Tunis, Ottoman Tunisia - 1901-1902 - 3rd Massacre in Cairo, Ottoman Egypt - 1901-1907 - 4th Massacre in Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt - 1903 - 5th Massacre in Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt - 1903 - 1940 - Pogroms of Taza and Settat, Morocco - 1907 - Casablanca, pogroms, Morocco - 1908 - 2nd Port Said Massacres, Ottoman Egypt - 1910 - Shiraz libel - 1911 - Shiraz Pogrom - 1912 - 4th Fez Pogrom, Morocco - 1917 - Baghdad Jews murdered by Ottomans - 1918 - 1948 - Law passed making it illegal to raise a Jewish orphan, Yemen - 1920 - Irbid Massacres - 1920 - 1930 - Arab Riots, British Mandate Palestine - 1921 - 1st Jaffa riots, British Mandate of Palestine - 1922 - Djerba Massacres, Tunisia - 1928 - Ikhwan Masacres, Egypt and Jews forced to convert to Islam by the Muslim Brotherhood, Yemen - 1929 - 3rd Hebron Pogrom British Mandate of Palestine - 1929 - 3rd Safed Pogrom, British Mandate of Palestine - 1933 - 2nd Jaffa riots, British Mandate of Palestine - 1934 - Thrace Pogroms, Turkey - 1936 - 3rd Jaffa Riots, British Mandate of Palestine - 1941 - Farhud Mass Murders, Iraq - 1942 - Mufti Collaboration with the Nazis: plays a role in the Holocaust - 1938 - 1945 - Arab collaboration with the Nazis - 1945 - 4th massacre in Cairo, Egypt - 1945 - Tripolitania Pogrom, Libya - 1947 - Aden Pogrom - 1947 - 3rd Aleppo Pogrom, Syria - 1948 - "empty" of the Jewish quarter of Damascus, Syria - 1948 - 1st Arab-Israeli War (1 in 100 Jews were killed) - 1948 - Oujda & Jerada Pogroms, Morocco - 1948 - Libyan massacre of Jews - 1955 - 3rd Istanbul Pogrom, Turkey - 1956 - 1st Egyptian Inquisition of Jews - 1965 - 5th Fez Pogrom, Morocco - 1967 - 2nd Egyptian Capture of Jews as Israeli Prisoners of War - 1967 - Tunis riots, Tunisia ᐧ On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM melinda bruno-smith < [email protected]> wrote: > This very complicated and important conversation, though presently > escalated, has been going on for 80 years. > > melinda > Sent from my iPhone > Melinda Bruno-Smith > > > > > On May 23, 2025, at 4:11 PM, Justin Hopson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Why don't you all go bicker in private somewhere? > > JCH > > On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM Jonathan Sheffi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You give GRALTA too little credit. GRALTA does not stop at criticizing >> Bibi. It has consistently promoted content that advocates for the >> eradication of the state of Israel and of the Jews within it. Steven Low >> has publicly made a moral defense of the genocidal attack on October 7th. >> >> Is there a line for you? Are there any actions GRALTA (or another org) >> can take or statements that GRALTA (or another org) can make that would >> persuade you that it is problematic? >> ᐧ >> >> On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM Kathy Madison <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> No Jonathan, I am not suggesting that the murder of ANYONE constitutes a >>> legitimate criticism of Israel. >>> >>> I AM suggesting that the wholesale slaughter of innocent people — >>> whether Jewish or Palestinian — is wrong. Always. >>> >>> My point is that if one criticizes Netanyahu’s brutal, inhumane war >>> against the Palestinians people, that does not mean that one is >>> antisemitic. Plenty of Israelis do not support the policies of Netanyahoo. >>> That does not make them antisemitic. >>> My point is that the conflation between legitimate criticism and >>> perception of prejudice. >>> All based on a logical fallacy, a hasty generalization. >>> For example: >>> >>> Netanyahu is the leader of Israel. Netanyahu is Jewish. >>> If you oppose Netanyahu’s leadership, then you’re antisemitic. >>> >>> Donald Trump is an inveterate liar. Donald Trump is president of the >>> United States. >>> If you don’t agree with Trump’s lies, then you are a threat to national >>> security. >>> >>> Kathy Madison >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 23, 2025, at 1:58 PM, Jonathan Sheffi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Kathy, >>> >>> Thank you for your email. Are you suggesting that the murder of Jews on >>> American soil constitutes legitimate criticism of Israel? >>> >>> Also, nobody is attacking universities for criticizing Israel. A small >>> number of universities are being penalized for failing to self-regulate >>> attacks on Jewish students, faculty, and staff. Universities that have >>> successfully given their Jewish students equal protection under the law >>> have not been penalized. If you'd like to learn more, I encourage you to >>> read Harvard's own investigation of antisemitism on campus >>> <https://5a55e4ca.streaklinks.com/Cb7GUGu9Paw6iBM31AXpRt3S/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harvard.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F04%2FFINAL-Harvard-ASAIB-Report-4.29.25.pdf> >>> to >>> understand the context for what is happening there. >>> >>> Re your final comment: Thank you for making my point. Perhaps it >>> would have been more accurate for me to say that GRALTA promotes >>> monsterization of Jews instead of demonization. >>> >>> Jonathan >>> ᐧ >>> >>> On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM Kathy Madison via Lincoln < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The consequence of confusing legitimate criticism of Israel with being >>>> antisemitic is doing untold damage. Trump now uses the conflation to >>>> attack universities and individuals who dare to criticize Israel. >>>> >>>> To say that Israel has brutally massacred Palestinians, including >>>> children, journalists, aid workers & refused aid to the innocent is not >>>> antisemitic. It’s a charge supported by the evidence of tens of thousands >>>> of innocent lost lives. >>>> >>>> How do we raise awareness and seek peace if monsters are allowed to >>>> hide behind their religion/ethnicity? >>>> >>>> Kathy Madison >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> > On May 22, 2025, at 3:26 PM, Seth Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Joan, >>>> > >>>> > Jonathan Sheffi has already pointed out, in great detail and rather >>>> articulately, exactly why the propaganda films being screened in Lincoln by >>>> Gralta are anti-Semitic. >>>> > >>>> > He has also made the point on numerous occasions that perpetuating >>>> these false narratives really does have real world consequences. It is not >>>> innocuous as some have suggested. And two Israeli kids murdered by a “free >>>> Palestine activist” are an unfortunate affirmation of his point. >>>> > >>>> > While you and your cohort are free to attend the screenings, he too >>>> should be free to criticize them. >>>> > >>>> > Seth >>>> > >>>> >> On May 22, 2025, at 12:18 PM, Joan Kimball <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> It is both untrue and offensive to link this effort to antisemitism. >>>> > -- >>>> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> > To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>> > Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> > Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> > >>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>> Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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