The move, which is being taken by the Justice Ministry, is meant to serve as a counter to Arab demands for compensation of those Arabs who fled the Jewish state in 1948. According to a Globes report the Ministry has already begun compiling a database of private and communal Jewish property that was left behind in Arab countries and is inviting Jews who immigrated from Arab countries to submit requests for restitution of property abandoned when they left.
The government adopted the project a few months ago. The project has been long advocated by organizations representing Jews from Arab countries.
So far the ministry is still collecting information for a database, and has not begun acting to obtain restitution or to submit claims for compensation. The Israeli government plans to present the Jewish claims for compensation in the context of final status negotiations, as a counterweight to Arab claims.
The Ministry of Justice Department for the Rights of Jews from Arab Lands has announced that Jews from Arab countries are invited to submit requests regarding private and communal property left in their countries of origin.
The government adopted the project a few months ago. The project has been long advocated by organizations representing Jews from Arab countries.
So far the ministry is still collecting information for a database, and has not begun acting to obtain restitution or to submit claims for compensation. The Israeli government plans to present the Jewish claims for compensation in the context of final status negotiations, as a counterweight to Arab claims.
The Ministry of Justice Department for the Rights of Jews from Arab Lands has announced that Jews from Arab countries are invited to submit requests regarding private and communal property left in their countries of origin.