Emigration of Jews from Iraq , Background, Circumstances and the Zionist Role

Upon the declaration of establishment of the "State of Israel" in 1948, approximately 130,000 Jews lived in Iraq, most of them in Baghdad. They held Iraqi citizenship and spoke Arabic. 125,000 of them emigrated en masse to Israel (Palestine) during the two years 1950-1951. What happened to push an ancient community, living in Iraq for hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of years, to emigrate in its entirety during that short period?! Did they emigrate of their own free will, or were they forced to do so? What was the role of Zionism in this? And how did the Iraqi governments deal with the matter in the aftermath of the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) of Palestine?

This book discusses these topics in a focused manner and provides answers to clarify the historical truth.