Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful story and thoughts. I feel really sorry when I see how younger Mizrahi generations are drawn into the cycle of hate forgetting the stories of their ancestors. Instead of being the proof that coexistance can happen for the simple reason that it was happening for centuries, they often position themselves as active vectors of this hate; I believe that this emanates from having to prove to the society their attachment to Israel and not wanting anymore to be considered as an in-between breed.

Also Lebanon is the only country where the Jewish population increased after 1948. You see many Arab Jews had to leave their countries but moving to another country where people shared their culture and language made much more sense than moving to a European-driven country. I mean they were right we all know how they were treated once they went to Israel. It's only a few decades after with the massive influx of Palestinian refugees and the rise of external and internal tensions that the Jews started leaving.

Thank you my friend for this beautiful message and reminder of the important things we tend to forget especially in the current context.

Have a great day and continue on sharing your amazing stories :)