This one is on the idea that Palestinians are mostly made up of migrants, either from the 1800s, or from the Mandate period. This is inaccurate, as while there was some migration, it was only ever a small portion of the population
It's imporant to note that migrations are often a part of life. This doesn't mean the population isn't indigenious. For example there is a community of Samaritians who are marrying Ukrainian women. Their children, while partially Ukrainians, are still Samaritains & indigneous
Dec 26, 2019 β’ 72 tweets β’ 49 min read
This following thread will be examining the exodus of Mizrahi Jews from each Arab MENA country, country by country. Numerous ancient Jewish communities would be pushed out of their respective countries and into Israel, the US and Europe.
In 1934 an anti-Jewish pogrom occurred in Constantine. A Jew lived near a Mosque and got into an argument with Muslim worshippers, and was accused of insulting Islam. During the riots, 34 Jews were killed and 200 stores were looted in a 3 day riot
