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1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ban on Export & Import Licenses for Jews” issued by the Iraqi government
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) The issuance of export and import licenses to Jewish merchants was forbidden. "Iraqi Jews - Modern Iraq;" liquisearch.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Dismissal of Jews from Governmental Positions” issued by the Iraqi government
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) The discharge of all Jewish officials and workers from all governmental departments was ordered. "Iraqi Jews - Modern Iraq;" liquisearch.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jews De Facto Prisoners”
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “In July 1948, Iraq prohibited Jews from leaving the country.” The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Restrictions on Jews” issued by the Iraqi government
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) The Iraq government suggested to oil companies operating in Iraq, that no Jewish employees be accepted. "Iraqi Jews - Modern Iraq;" liquisearch.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jews De Facto Prisoners/Jews Banned to Enter Iraq”
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "In an article that appeared in the New York Times on May 16, 1948, it was reported that: “In Iraq no Jew is permitted to leave the country unless he deposits £5,000 ($20,000) with the Government to guarantee his return. No foreign Jew is allowed to enter Iraq even in transit.” New York Times, May 16, 1948
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Banking Restrictions for Jews” issued by the Iraqi government
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) Jews were prohibited from engaging in banking or foreign currency transactions. "Iraqi Jews - Modern Iraq;" liquisearch.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jews De Facto Prisoners”
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “In June 1948, martial law banned Jews from leaving Egypt for Israel.” The Inconvenient Truth About Jews From Arab Lands: They Were Expelled, by Adi Schwartz (June 1, 2014) forward.com; The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 19, 1948
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Law of the Arab League” issued by the Political Committee of the Arab League
3. Geography of Act	Arab League Countries
4. Text of Act	1) […] all Jewish citizens […] will be considered as members of the Jewish minority of the State of Palestine and will have to register with the authorities of the region wherein they reside, giving their names, the exact number of members in their families, their addresses, the names of their banks and the amounts of their deposits in these banks. This formality is to be accomplished within seven days. 2) […] bank accounts of Jews will be frozen. These funds will be utilized in part or in full to finance the movement of resistance to Zionist ambitions in Palestine. 3) […] only Jews who are subjects of foreign countries will be considered ‘neutrals.’ These will be compelled either to return to their countries, with a minimum of delay, or be considered Arabs and obliged to accept active service in the Arab army. 4) Every Jew whose activities reveal that he is an active Zionist will be considered as a political prisoner and will be interned in places specifically designated for that purpose by police authorities or by the Government. His financial resources, instead of being frozen, will be confiscated. 5) Any Jew who will be able to prove that his activities are anti-Zionist will be free to act as he likes, provided that he declares his readiness to join the Arab armies. 6) The foregoing […] does not mean that those Jews will not be submitted to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this law.
5. Source	Urman, Stanley: The United Nations and the Middle East Refugees: The Differing Treatment of Palestinians and Jews (New Jersey; 2010)
6. Researcher	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research	2016
8. Notes	Researcher Arab League Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

1. Full Date of Act	1949
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Law Allowing the Gradual Dismissal of Jews"
3. Geography of Act	Romania
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "... another law provided for the gradual dismissal of Jewish employees in private commerce and industry." "Shattered! 50 Years of Silence: History and Voices of the Tragedy in Romania and Transnistria: Anti-Jewish Decrees;" nizkor.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1949
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jewish Possessions Sequestrated”
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “The possessions of autochthonous Jews and those who were abroad were sequestrated.” The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1950
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Revocation of Jewish Citizenship" issued by Prime Minister Tawfig al-Suwaydi
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) In order to halt the uncontrolled flight of Jewish assets, Iraqi Prime Minister Tawfig as-Suwaydi [al-Suwaydi] engineered an amendment to Law 1, the Denaturalization Act. The amendment revoked citizenship to any Jew who wanted to the country. Once Jews registered to emigrate, they were required to leave within 15 days. On March 3, 1950, to halt the uncontrolled flight of assets and people, Iraqi Prime Minister Tawfig as-Suwaydi engineered the passage of an amendment to Law 1, the Denaturalization Act. The amendment authorized revocation of citizenship to any Jew who willingly left the country. The new measure mimicked similar legislation in Nazi Germany. Upon exit, Jewish assets were frozen but were still available to the emigrants for use within Iraq. Once Jews registered to emigrate, the decision was permanent, and they were required to leave within 15 days. The window would not be wide. When Iraq Expelled Its Jews to Israel—The Inside Story, israelnewstalkradio.com; jpost.com; tikkun.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1950
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Confiscation of Jewish Property”
3. Geography of Act	Kurdistan
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Persecution also took place in Kurdistan in June 1950, when Jews were obliged to give up their possessions and houses.” Delburgo, Carolina: Come ladri nella notte … la cacciata dell’Egitto. Seconda edizione (“Like Thieves in the Night… The Expulsion from Egypt. Second Edition”)” (Bologna; 2013); The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1950
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Seizure of Jewish Assets”
3. Geography of Act	Syria
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Syria enacted a law to seize Jewish possessions (houses, estates, shops) in Aleppo.” “Syria enacted a law in Qamishli in April of 1950 to seize Jewish possessions in order to settle Palestinian refugees in Jewish quarters.” [The above appear to have been two separate laws which were issued by the Syrian government, and would need to be researched separately.] The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1950
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Agricultural Ban on Jews”
3. Geography of Act	Syria
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Syria prohibited Jews from working in agriculture in February of 1950.” The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination, jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 9, 1950
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Supplement to Ordinance Cancelling Iraqi Nationality
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Section 1 – […] 'the Council of Ministers may cancel the Iraqi nationality of the Iraqi Jew who willingly desires to leave Iraq.'
5. Source	Law No. 1 of 1950, Official Iraqi Gazette, March 9, 1950.
6. Researcher & Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Research & Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1951
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	A law for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews who have Forfeited Iraqi Nationality
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "Law No. 5 of 1951 entitled 'A law for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews who have Forfeited Iraqi Nationality'also deprived them of their property. Section 2(a) 'freezes'Jewish property." "IRAQ:" justiceforjews.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1952
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Jews De Facto Prisoners and Other Restrictions Placed on Jews”
3. Geography of Act	Iraq
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "In 1952, Iraq’s government barred Jews from emigrating.[A]dditional restrictions were placed on the remaining Iraqi Jews.The sale of property was forbidden and all Jews were forced to carry yellow identity cards." Justice for Jews From Arab Countries; Country Narratives, Iraq, justiceforjews.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1956
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Order” of the Egyptian Government
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "In 1956, the Egyptian government used the Sinai Campaign as a pretext to order almost 25,000 Egyptian Jews to leave the country and confiscated their property. They were allowed to take only one suitcase and a small sum of cash, and forced to sign declarations 'donating' their property to the Egyptian government. Approximately 1,000 more Jews were sent to prisons and detention camps." Justice for Jews From Arab Countries; Country Narratives - Egypt; justiceforjews.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1956
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Sequestration Orders” issued under the Military Proclamation No. 4
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Between November 1-20 1956, official records reveal that by a series of sequestration orders issued under Military Proclamation No. 4, the property of many hundreds of Jews in Egypt was taken from their owners and turned over to Egyptian administrators. Proclamation No. 4 was carried into effect almost exclusively against Jews; and though a number of Copts and Moslems were also interned, their assets were never sequestered." Confidential Memorandum provided to the UNHCR (2/26/1960) 2) "In addition to the vast sequestration of property and other discriminatory treatment, Directive No. 189 issued under the authority of Military Proclamation No. 4, authorized the Director General of the Sequestering Agency to deduct from the assets belonging to interned persons, 10% of the value of the sequestered property, presumably to cover the costs of administration. Hence, without regard to the question of whether a property is legally sequestered, the Jews of Egypt were being taxed to pay for the machinery or improper sequestration and withholding." Auguste Lindt: Confidential Memorandum provided to the High Commissioner (2/21/1957)
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 22, 1956
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Egyptian Nationality Law” issued by the Egyptian Government
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	[…] 18) Egyptian nationality may be declared forfeited by the order of the Ministry of Interior in the case of persons classified as Zionists.
5. Source	Baker, Alan: Israel’s Rights as a Nation-State in International Diplomacy (2011)
6. Researcher	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research	2016
8. Notes	Researcher On 11/23/1956, the “Proclamation” issued and signed by the Minister of Religious Affairs stated “all Jews are Zionists and enemies of the state.”

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 23, 1956
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Proclamation” issued and signed by the Minister of Religious Affairs
3. Geography of Act	Egypt
4. Text of Act	[…] all Jews are Zionists and enemies of the state.
5. Source	Urman, Stanley: The United Nations and the Middle East Refugees: The Differing Treatment of Palestinians and Jews (New Jersey; 2010)
6. Researcher	Ziba Shadjaani
7. Year of Research	2016
8. Notes	Researcher This proclamation of the Minister of Religious Affairs was read aloud in mosques throughout Egypt. Two thousand Jewish Egyptian men were arrested and sent to prison camp.

1. Full Date of Act	1957
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Rabbinical Tribunal”
3. Geography of Act	Tunisia
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) In 1957, the rabbinical tribunal was abolished and a year later the Jewish Community Council was dissolved.” Jewish Virtual Library; Fact Sheet: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries, jewishvirtuallibrary.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1958
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Confiscation of Jewish Properties etc.”
3. Geography of Act	Syria
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Between 1958 – 1961, Jews leaving the country were forced to transfer their possessions to the Syrian state and to pay considerable departure expenses.” The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination; jcpa.org
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1958
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Law” issued by the President of the Executive Council of Tripolitania
3. Geography of Act	Libya
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “[…the law issued ordered] the dissolution of the Jewish Community Council and the appointment of a Moslem commissioner nominated by the Government.” Confidential Memorandum to Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (May 8, 1970) justiceforjews.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1959
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Zionist Activities Declared Illegal”
3. Geography of Act	Morocco
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Zionist activities became illegal in Morocco.” Justice for Jews From Arab Countries; Country Narratives; Morocco, justiceforjews.com
5. Source	None
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None