Jewish exodus from Arab lands

The Jewish exodus from Arab lands is the 20th century emigration, and sometimes expulsion, of Jews, primarily Sephardi and Mizrahi, from Arab lands. About two thirds of them moved to the modern State of Israel; other common destinations included France, the United States and Canada. The ancestors of some of these Jews had lived in Arab lands since well before the advent and spread of Islam, while the ancestors of others had immigrated in later centuries. This emigration began following the establishment of Israel in 1948, and accelerated as further Arab-Israeli wars were fought and as colonized Arab nations gained independence; the process was nearly completed by a few years after the Six Day War.

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20th century - Emigration - Sephardi - Mizrahi - Arab - State of Israel - France - United States - Canada - Islam - Six Day War

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