My father too we live in Egypt and he has so much stories about the Egyptian jews

hey there, jewish Iraqui here from Israel, just google the Farhud (before Israel), and tell me how nice it was for jews in Iraq in general. This guy's experience might be true, but there are other points of view of the jews situation in Iraq. Sure there were good times, but when it was bad it all went to shit.

The numbers of jooooos in these countries speak for themselves

I've not listened to him before and to have this history is the key. Thank you for your comment

I just looked up prior to see where population Israel came from in world 1948 to 1950's. Turkey, Israel, Europe, Africa, many nations showed up.

There are many kind hearted Israelis and Jews that are uncovering the Nakba from Israeli records and more that are sympathetic to the Palestinian cause; it doesn't do the Arab/Palestinian well to attack these people (many do). Academic Ilan Pappe, historian Tamar Novick, journalists Hagar Shezaf. The truth has to get out in Israel for any real change to happen but the voices of conscience are being silenced by Zionists and attacked by extremists Arabs. As a westerner, I've done a lot of research into this since the war started; the only way liberal modern democracies change is if the mainstream media is free and willing to report the truth, both historical and current, like how the Palestinians are being oppressed in the west bank.

every religion,culture,race,gender etc have wonderful people and this is what we must all remember. there is place for everyone on this planet.

Peace to you

The dear Professor is ONE of MANY who have been LOUDLY protesting nation-states through this very history for nearly two DECADES---right here on YT!

Parce que la paix n'est toujours pas une option.

because those who controls mainstream news, - media, and -education don't share the same values

because many of the arab countries who did this supress, lie, and still have in place antisemitic laws

Quite simply, because they don’t allow him to. It doesn’t fit the intended narrative.

Lier, no facts, just fantasy

Finklestein. Is mentally ill caused by parents in Holocaust. Suffers from his family histotry.

Sick demented . Do some investigation

He is a mental case.His entire family died in the Holocaust. Such a strange reversal of opinions is not unheard of something like what happened to captives of hostages.

@@sheilaginsberg-mu3to I think you are confused with Norman Finkelstein. Shlaim's family is from Iraq, so they did not die in the Holocaust. In any case, neither Shlaim nor Finkelstein are "mental cases." They critique Zionism from a moral perspective and have a moral compass that wants justice for all. It is a courageous stance.

I am sorry Hind but if you claim you grew up with Jews in Iraq you either either at least 74 years old (which maybe you are but you certainly don’t look it in your picture) or you are just full of shit.

Hi Dear get in touch. We have the same story.

Why be a Jew at all? I see no sense in it - if you worship God and God is the God of all - why separate yourself as though you have a different God. Makes no sense. God is infinite compassion, Infinite wisdom and Infinite power. How can anythign INFINITE be separated ?

​@@user-gb9jt7mg8l Firstly, Jews are an ETHNORELIGIOUS group, not just "believers in another religion". Secondly, a few hours spent studying the Qur'an and the Old Testament (Jewish Bible) will show you that "Allah" and God (who has a name: Yahweh) have NOTHING IN COMMON! They are NOT the same God!!

Well having listened to this amazing historian who highlighted that conspiracy theories are sometimes true (Israel bombing the Iraqi Jews to scare them and not Iraqis bombing Iraqi Jews to get rid of them) then we also need to question what Labour counsellor in Rochdale said re Israel knowing what Hammas were going to do on 7/10 but letting it happen to excuse them going in to rid gaza of the Palestinians. I listened to interviews by female Israeli soldiers who reported they could see Hammas preparing to attack just before 7/10 but their superiors (Male soldiers of course) told the women to get on with their work or there would be consequences so what Hammas were about to was ignored. Perhaps that needs questioning and not silencing a labour counsellor (Azar Ali) for what they say is a conspiracy theory. Or is it. Why is it that questioning anything that Israel does is a conspiracy theory or anti semitic but if someone highlighted something a Moslem was about to do or has done then it would be taken seriously and questioned

Lucky for her not being raped and robed

Arabs not the Jew, are conqurers and such hypocrites. They care so much about few million pelastinians having their rights, they want yet another Arab country but nono for Kurds the indiginous people to have their own country. Kurds having been slaughtered by Arabs for over 100 years and its ok. The occupied Kurdish land. Baghdad was a kurdish city. Bagdad in Kurdish means land of lords. Bags were lords and my family are Bags and many Kurds! If you search in Arabic there is no meaning for Bagdad and just says online city of peace which should be مدینە السلام(madina alsalam) so why don't they say madina alsalam? Because Bag dad are both Kurdish words again! Also Kerbela the Holly city for shia muslims was a kurdish city and it means Ker+bela= donkey is probpem! You see Kurds are the indiginous people of that land and they used Donkeys to move goods around and one time donkeys got sick so they said Kerbela=donkey is problem. So the place became Kerbela and Arabs moved there from Arabia and took over and made the city Holly place for Shia muslims to come spend their money there. As a kurd I laugh everytime I hear Kerbela 😅😅😅😅😅😅 Now we Kirds don't want to take back all of our land but to keep the little left and live in peace with the rest of the people. There won't be peace as long as there is no Kurdistan! Watch war crimes of British empire against the Kurds. Watch how Turkey is bringing back the ottoman empire. NATOS BIGGEST problem right now Turkey. Turkey has been supplying with ISIS with weapons and gets them out of prisons by attacking the prisons in West Kurdistan. Kurds fought ISIS and are still to this day fighting ISIS.😢😢😢😢 I believe that if all Arab countries were ok with Kurdistan, then the Middle East would become heaven. Kurds fought ISIS for the whole world. Please let the Kurds have peace at last!😢😢

Thank you 😊

Jews who migrated to Arab nations were integrated into the community ,but Jews who went to Europe were slaughtered and executed in gas chambers!But instead of being grateful to Arabs,They occupied Arab lands ,,Golan Heights,Palestine etc and hate Arabs!Sad for that!

I see that some hateful replies were removed

Very true......freedom for Palestine 🇵🇸

Great journalists. He allowed his guest to speak without interruption.

No. He selects what he wants to present. He does not let truth guide him. His intentional shaping of the narrative is skillful and convinces you it's clean and sincere. He's a good propagandist, which good journalists can do.

​@@esmilner3bahahaha... u just can't accept the truth😂

​@@DC-cv9chmy thkughts also

What a lovely man ! so honest , human and Clair sighted . Israel's leader need to hear such a personality for their sake .

Yes indeed, that was going to be my comment also 💚🌍💚🇵🇸💚🕎✝️☪️💚

Agree, his explanation of the history was very informative. The whole issue? Far from it.

Agree, thank you for correcting me.@@marwar819

One man’s viewpoint.

It really isn't it is one person's story. These false flag operations are only a small section of the almost one million Arab and Iranian Jews who ended up in Israel

They’re not Arab; they are Mizrahi Jews. They aren’t and never were Arab. The interviewer uses the word Arab in an attempt to erase Jewish history. No Jews refer to themselves as Arab. This isn’t positive or negative about Arabs but it is obvious part of the purpose of this interview is to erase Jewish history.

Interesting you should say that. Arabs butchered Jews in pogroms on chalab, Syria.

@@TitanMoon746Europeans butchered 6 million Jews, yet the West is Israel’s closest ally

​@@TitanMoon746shut the f... up...trying to fuel and poke a fire with nonsense.

Free palastina free Syria thieves Why u commenting stupidity All the world knows you r stealing under name of God At least don't comment and stay quiet I don't need to remind u history

Brits has a gun pointed to their Head.

@@Spreadlovealways123bull shit, they introduced modernity, infrastructure and western medicine ! Improved peoples lives who were previously in the medieval age

The whole European communities want Jews out of Europe. Let Jews steal Arab land n butcher the Arabs. They taught European Jews by getting Hitler gained real experiences. So, Jews and Arabs fight to the end of the universe

❤❤❤is remembering them worthy of any value to humanity n to Almighty Allah and Islam?

Brits should be held responsible to dump Belfour declaration in order to get Arabs support in the WWII and not allowing Jews to find refuge in Palestine. Brits knew already in 1942 that Jews were being gassed. Shame ! Europe lost so many potential Noble Prizes and exchanged 6 mlns ( most intelligent ethnic group in the world) for 30 milions Arabs... I am in Sweden now dont ask just come and visit

My dear Margaretta, thank you for your testimony. I am a woman of Syrian descent residing in Sydney. History as we know is a very complex and subjective matter, and sadly people can be misinformed or influenced to follow causes they later come to withdraw from. In your good heart, you wanted to defend victims and peace, however you may have realized that there are victims on both sides, and that peace is not exactly being sought by the zionists, as they continue their border expansion and colonization project in Gaza. I may be of Muslim culture, but I will tell you this, there are many Jewish victims as well, such as the Arab Jews themselves who used to live among us in peace before a certain lobby of wealthy foreign diaspora Jews created this ''great return'' plan. We lived together in relative harmony for centuries. There are Jewish victims today, who suffer from this conflict and have no part in the Israeli's government's actions, and there are Jewish advocates for peace. Especially in the youth, the more liberal Israelis who believe in a peaceful two states option, for example. Terrorists groups are instrumental in the ''no peace'' narrative remaining possible, often their own governments impeach people to live in peace when it disservices their interests. I will also go as far as saying as that those global elite politician lobbyists who brandish anti-semitism as a human shield are often so far removed from citizen life that it is hard to believe their own stories of familial hardships during the Holocaust. I am more so inclined to believe nowadays that it is regular Jewish people who suffered from it, much like an Arab Jew or an Israeli-born youth who did not chose where they were born, do, when they suffer terrorist attacks... In that context I believe you were only half misguided as there are Jewish people to protect, people for peace, common men and women like you and I. It is sadly, the war-mongering, lobbying, expansionist Jews who render the solution of peace impossible. For as long as there is forced expulsion, loss of land, of livelihood, there will be of course conflict. I wish you love and peace, and I admire so much your heartfelt confession as a gauge of your good heart and your good intentions. We all are on a journey of discovery of truths, and trust me, the deeper you dig, the more you will find that love begins and ends it. It is only through a long journey of research that I began to grow also immense love and empathy for common Jewish people as well and to differentiate them from Zionists. When we grow stronger in our love, clear in our message of absolute pacifism, of non-negotiable conflict resolution, of complete diplomatic support against all crimes, without prejudice, we shall one day no longer become ''instruments'' whether as supporters, or as supporters, of fights and conflicts none of us shall ever fight. It is no longer about taking sides, or clearly defining groups, or identifying them. As we said, not all Jewish people are zionist, and not all Palestinians are terrorists...It's not such a hard thing to conceive of. And both can be against war, and want the same outcome. So we need to talk about actions and behaviors which must be forbidden : war mongering, colonizing, killing of civilians, use of military force, etc. We really need on all fronts to stop the warmongerers who benefit from perpetuating this conflict. Thank you and take good care of yourself, Margaretta. Peace and love to you all.

Don't listen to MSM!!! Go meet and talk to People from both Sides. Listen to their Story. Listen to their Words, but more importantly watch their Actions. Breakdown and decide for yourself what is True. p.s. Teure to Zionism 😂

​@@soulabear9146what is the meaning of "Teure to Zionism" ?

@@rmd8790 it's Cook Island for love

Now you understand why women were raped and babies were kidnapped and murdered?

Honesty such as yours is a rarity today !

How did you end up in Ireland if I might ask?

​@@beanHole-ek3iba policeman wouldn't ask her that. If you are Irish you will know that = It's none of your business.

@@mauraorourke9849 It's called conversation Maura 😂

@@beanHole-ek3ib please forgive me. I.jumped the gun. If you are Irish you will understand with what was going on here some months ago with certain groups I got my mettle up thinking you might be a supporter. Hope you can read between the lines. Beannacht Leat

There is a saying: A half truth is sometimes worse than a lie! -------------- There were times and there were times. In Arab countries there were pogroms against both Jews and Christians. This is why there are almost no Christians and Jews in Arab countries today! In contrast, the number of Muslims in the State of Israel is constantly increasing! The pogroms against the Jews spread mainly since Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel began. One of the well-known is the "Parhud Pogrom" in which between 500-1000 Jews were murdered! Thousands were injured and much Jewish property was looted. The described exodus from Iraq was actually part of the mass deportation of about 800,000-900,000 Jews from Arab countries in 1945-1952 - refugees that the world does not talk about!

It wouldn't make a difference . They enjoy their hate & fear too much.

omg, nobody is denying their existence, we are denying the existence of Israel Not the Jewish people. Have you Not just watched this video?!

Who is denying the Jews' presence there? It is sad that after the long-hour watch of the video, one can still wrongly conclude the talk by this prof..

⁠@@a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h_i_j__The events around the world right now of Jews ( not Israelis)and Jewish owned businesses ( mot Israeli) in US, Russia, Canada, UK being treated with violence has exposed the basic anti Jewish thrust behind the so called anti Israel, pro Palestinian mission. Since the holocaust antisemitic expression became unacceptable and has shielded behind a false narrative of Palestine and Palestinians, but at this time we see the dogs have been let off their chains and are howling their hatred and violence. They are a modern proof of why the Jews must have their own country in their own ancestral geography.

What in the original commenter's words said anything about denying anyone's existence? He or she simply notes that the facts of past and present have been hidden. They have! I'm just learning this now, and many don't know it at all.

how did you get admitted to oxford coming from Australia

​@@___Anakin.Skywalker She probably walked there.

The Iraq Jews were there way before Islam came.

@@davidabulafia7145 Yes thats what he/she is saying

Arab iraqis are aboriginals to. The asian arabs and the arab jews and the assyrians share common ancestors about 4000 to 5000 years ago according to DNA studies, the j1 and j2 gens. Islam is the bewest ibrahamic religion but arabs before islam in iraq existed and decendends from summer and babylon

@@davidabulafia7145nobody cares whether or not the Jews were there first. Islam is the Truth and reigns supreme over all religions.

@@davidabulafia7145 The FIRST Muslims were Adam(pbuh) and Eve(Hawa-Gbph)

There was no issue is quite an understatement. regarde le liban aujourdhui

That's why you live in Lebanon and it's all a Shangri la. There's a reason there are no Jews left in the Arab world.

@@mydraftable6526 He doesn't. That's the point, it's a shithole

It isn't an issue unless you decide to move to Israel because Lebanon and Syria forbid Israelis from visiting their country. Seems kind of racist to me.

​@@SufganiyotSays a Zionist whose ideology is universally recognised as racist - even UNGA voted that Zionism is racism

he's not an arab' lmfao. jews have nothing to do with arabs, jews are smart

Arabs are conqurers and such hypocrites. They care so much about few million pelastinians having their rights, they want yet another Arab country but nono for Kurds the indiginous people to have their own country. Kurds having been slaughtered by Arabs for over 100 years and its ok. The occupied Kurdish land. Baghdad was a kurdish city. Bagdad in Kurdish means land of lords. Bags were lords and my family are Bags and many Kurds! If you search in Arabic there is no meaning for Bagdad and just says online city of peace which should be مدینە السلام(madina alsalam) so why don't they say madina alsalam? Because Bag dad are both Kurdish words again! Also Kerbela the Holly city for shia muslims was a kurdish city and it means Ker+bela= donkey is probpem! You see Kurds are the indiginous people of that land and they used Donkeys to move goods around and one time donkeys got sick so they said Kerbela=donkey is problem. So the place became Kerbela and Arabs moved there from Arabia and took over and made the city Holly place for Shia muslims to come spend their money there. As a kurd I laugh everytime I hear Kerbela 😅😅😅😅😅😅 Now we Kirds don't want to take back all of our land but to keep the little left and live in peace with the rest of the people. There won't be peace as long as there is no Kurdistan! Watch war crimes of British empire against the Kurds. Watch how Turkey is bringing back the ottoman empire. NATOS BIGGEST problem right now Turkey. Turkey has been supplying with ISIS with weapons and gets them out of prisons by attacking the prisons in West Kurdistan. Kurds fought ISIS and are still to this day fighting ISIS.😢😢😢😢 I believe that if all Arab countries were ok with Kurdistan, then the Middle East would become heaven. Kurds fought ISIS for the whole world. Please let the Kurds have peace at last!😢😢

No, it doesn’t.

Amen

ܫܠܡܐ ܥܠܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ - Shlaama illokhun سلام عليكم - Asalaamu Alaykum שלום עליכם - Shalom aleikhem

Weren't Assyrians genocided by the Turks?

@@komninosm Yes, in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

There is a saying: A half truth is sometimes worse than a lie! -------------- There were times and there were times. In Arab countries there were pogroms against both Jews and Christians. This is why there are almost no Christians and Jews in Arab countries today! In contrast, the number of Muslims in the State of Israel is constantly increasing! The pogroms against the Jews spread mainly since Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel began. One of the well-known is the "Parhud Pogrom" in which between 500-1000 Jews were murdered! Thousands were injured and much Jewish property was looted. The described exodus from Iraq was actually part of the mass deportation of about 800,000-900,000 Jews from Arab countries in 1945-1952 - refugees that the world does not talk about!

This man from Iraq Avi Shlaim is the biggest liar on earth. All his speeches to earn money and to sell his books to the Arabs and Muslims nation Every Arabs and Muslims should read the Quran verse 5:20-21 and explain to the whole world what is written I bet no one will say the truth what is written

You notice that unfortunately only the evil and Machiavellian hold power. That's the human condition.

I'm also ashamed of Britain

The British metaphorically blew things up in many countries with exploring,then taking over stripping resources etc.etc. and 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀we could go on about other countries, town, city, state etc,but we won't because the one thing is sure, is that we are all grown, grown-ups are hurting innocent people on all sides, but democracy is a great experiment and will continue. This is a well versed, little ol'man that speaks like us all, saying these were the best of times and, these were the worst of times and I needed to know what happened. He found out a few other facts and was satisfied then wrote the book

We must never be satisfied???

India has similar complaints regards the partition

Respect for not staying there

My father has spoken of thousands of Yemeni Jews who lived alongside Muslim Yemenis in Yemen, those were better times.

You should look up Yemeni Jewish singing, you will like it. Let me see if I can find one for you.

Here's one I've liked a lot sung by 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒔𝒊 in Biblical Hebrew with original Yemeni accent - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y-BliZCSktvWl4U.htmlfeature=shared (Make sure you read the description bit. Scholars are fascinated by 'Yemenite-accented' Hebrew, regarding it as a very close to the Hebrew of biblical times; the Yemenite were the only Jewish community to have lived continuously - and insulated - in one country for at least two and half thousand years. )

how are you any different than those who try to kill us? disgusting.

Why is the right to want self-determination antithetical to being Jewish?

I promise you will love his book! I was lucky to see him talking live at a literature festival and bought his book then. He has the most gentle and considerate manner.

@@rachelduncan1501 gentle indeed and that is to be praised.. But does his crowd admire, respect gentleness or bravado strength.

Indeed. I too, will read his books!

So Zionists are the enemy? So Israel should be destroyed?

Falou a pura verdade 👏👏

i think you should concentrate on what he said about ethnic cleansing of jews in iraq which was an official policy of the iraqi government. but for you it is ok because jews have right s only while they dont piss somebody off. Now you call them brothers. Iraqui jews are thriving in Israel now. not even one would return to the country that expelled them afetr hundreds of years

He has no wisdom. You and many more are just an ordinary simple people that are impressed easily with an educated person but being smart and educated has nothing to do with wisdom. Wisdom is not for the mass.

The corrupt and the liar Avi will burn 🔥 in hell because he is telling lies and after lies Ask this idiot to read the Quran verse 5:20-21 and explain what is written Come on liar challenge me

And many Libyan jews as well

I’m a bit confused here, is it a good thing that all the Jews that migrated from other countries to the illegal established state that is called Israel? Or is there another reason you want them to be mentioned?

The Moroccan king at that time protected jews. I wonder if he focused on the middle east jews because that's what he experienced.

He is focusing on Middle Eastern jews because he is a witness to what was going on for that community. So it’s study + personal perspective.

It would be great if some of those Maroccan, Algerian o Tunisian Jews tell the world their experience en Israel.