© Columbia University Press
Jewish Property Claims Against Arab Countries
August, 2008
Cloth, 376 pages, 12 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-13538-2
$35.00
/ £20.50
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Chapter One: The Loss of Jewish Property in the Arab World
Middle Eastern and North African Jews, Zionism, and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Population Displacement, and Property Losses
Syria
Egypt
Yemen and Aden
Iraq
Libya
Lebanon
Jordan
The West Bank and Gaza
North African Arab States
Chapter Two: Jewish Claims in the Context of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace
Process, 1948–2001
Holocaust Reparations, Israel’s Finances, and Claims Against Arab Countries
Comparability of Jewish and Palestinian Property Claims
Demand for 1948 War Damages
Early Actions Linking Jewish and Palestinian Property Losses and Claims
Israeli Linkage of Jewish and Palestinian Property after 1948
International Response to Linkage
Israeli Documentation of Jewish Claims in the 1950s
Aberrant Cases: Addressing Claims Outside of the Conflict’s Context
Mizrahi/Sephardic Organizations, Linkage, and the Question of Jewish “Refugees”
Israel’s Peace Treaties with Egypt and Jordan
The Palestinian-Israeli Peace Process
Chapter Three: The Status of Jewish Property Claims Today
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
Jordan
The West Bank and Gaza
The Maghrib
The U.S. Invasion of Iraq and Jewish Claims
Compensation and Restitution from Libya?
Preparations for Renewed Israeli-Palestinian Talks
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index