Was there antisemitism in Arab countries?

“There was NO persecution in Arab countries!”

That’s what one side of this conversation argues.

But is that actually true?

Jewish and Arab histories in the Middle East are deeply intertwined—and that history includes both coexistence and persecution.

We discuss the Farhud in Iraq, Jewish life in Arab countries, antisemitism, Arab political leadership, and the competing narratives surrounding the mass departure of Jews from Arab countries.

You don’t have to erase Arab suffering to acknowledge Jewish persecution. And you don’t have to deny Jewish persecution to acknowledge Arab suffering.

Can we tell both histories honestly?