The article about Jews being expelled across history. Its opening once said they “sought asylum from Anti-Semitism numerous times” and pointed readers to the history of antisemitism. The word now appears 0 times in that opening. The reason for the expulsions was removed from the article about the expulsions.
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In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from antisemitism numerous times. The articles History of antisemitism and Timeline of antisemitism contain more detailed chronology of anti-Jewish hostilities, while Jewish history and Timeline of Jewish history outline the broader picture. After its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel adopted the 1950 Law of Return making Israel a home not only for the inhabitants of the State, but also for all members of the Jewish people everywhere.1This law also made Israel an ideal destination for voluntary Jewish immigration .2
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In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from Anti-Semitism numerous times. The article History of anti-Semitism contains more detailed chronology of anti-Jewish hostilities, while Jewish history and Timeline of Jewish history outline the broader picture. In the modern political discourse, the term Jewish refugee is most frequently used for immigrants to Israel from Arab and Muslim lands in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracized by various local authorities and have sought asylum from antisemitism numerous times. The articles History of antisemitism and Timeline of antisemitism contain more detailed chronology of anti-Jewish hostilities, while Jewish history and Timeline of Jewish history outline the broader picture. The status of refugee is defined by the 1951 UN convention , except for Palestinian refugees defined by the 1949 UNRWA convention and which includes all "people whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict." After its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel adopted the 1950 Law of Return making Israel a home not only for the inhabitants of the State, but also for all members of the Jewish people everywhere.This law was intended to encourage Jewish immigration to Israel .After 1970 the Jackson–Vanik amendment accorded those Jewish emigrants from the Soviet block countries who desired to enter the United States the refugee status combined with federal assistance in the initial stages of their resettlement.
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In Jewish history , Jews have experienced numerous mass expulsions and they have also fled from areas after experiencing ostracism and threats of various kinds by various local authorities seeking refuge in other countries.The Land of Israel has been regarded by Jews as their homeland .After its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel adopted the 1950 Law of Return which restored Israel as the Jewish homeland and made it the place of refuge for Jewish refugees both at that time and into the future.This law was intended to encourage Jews to return to their homeland in Israel.
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List and timeline of mass departure of Jews, forced or otherwise This article lists expulsions, refugee crises and other forms of displacement that have affected Jews .
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List and timeline of mass departure of Jews, forced or otherwise ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) This article lists expulsions, refugee crises and other forms of displacement that have affected Jews .
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