Congressional Resolutions
In 2008, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution concerning Jewish refugees. Part of the resolution states that any "comprehensive Middle East peace agreement to be credible and enduring, the agreement must address and resolve all outstanding issues relating to the legitimate rights of all refugees, including Jews, Christians and other populations displaced from countries in the Middle East.”
In 2012, bipartisan Congressional lawmakers sponsored a bill to recognize the plight of the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries, as well as other refugees, such as Christians from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf. In addition, the resolution encourages President Barack Obama and his administration to mention Jewish and other refugees when mentioning Palestinian refugees at international forums. Representative Jerrold Nadler, who sponsored the bill, said that "the suffering and terrible injustices visited upon Jewish refugees in the Middle East needs to be acknowledged. It is simply wrong to recognize the rights of Palestinian refugees without recognizing the rights of nearly 1 million Jewish refugees who suffered terrible outrages at the hands of their former compatriots."
Read more about this topic: Jewish Exodus From Arab And Muslim Countries
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