The Last Jews of Baghdad - NewsNight with Aaron Brown CNN

[gablio77]

@waterlovingnymph. I'm touched seeing my taxes pay for the military escorts for someone old enough to have devirginized Stella Adler...go fuck yourself.

[KoooLNutZ]

Under Islamic state u find dazzling blossoming of Jewish arts, letters, sciences & medicine over 1000 years. It brought affluence & prestige to the Jews, some of whom became ministers & government advisers. Judaism & its Hebrew language developed their “golden age” under the aegis of Islam Hebrew acquired its first grammar, the Torah its most highly developed jurisprudence, Hebrew letters their lyrical poetry & Hebrew philosophy found its first Aristotelian, Musa ibn Maymun (Maimonides) in Egypt

[KoooLNutZ]

Naeim Giladi stated he was a former member of an underground Zionist terrorist group in Iraq in his own words.

He says “ Jews from Islamic lands did not emigrate willingly to Israel; but, to force them to leave, Jews killed Jews; and that, to buy time to confiscate ever more Arab lands, Jews on numerous occasions rejected genuine peace initiatives from their Arab neighbors. I write about what the first prime minister of Israel called “cruel Zionism“. I write about it because I was part of it“

[KoooLNutZ]

zionist story tellers.

I mean u can see for yourselves the documentary on BBC why the old man decided to go to israel. Totally different story. eh

[yz2012]

@KoooLNutZ It's really sad that you label anything supporting Jews as a "Zionist story". It's amazing that the conflict is so polarised that you refuse to admit that Jews were mistreated in Arab countries. Do you think that it eases Palestinian suffering to deny that Sefardi & Mizrahi Jews also suffered?

[KoooLNutZ]

@yz2012 all I said was u need to see the full documentary on BBC related to the Gentleman on " this video "

But u seem to have jumped into another subject of Sephardim & Mizrahim Jews. If I need to know about that, all I have to do is read about Scolars of historical analysis or Jews who lived at the time telling their experiences.

e.g: a book called "Ben-Gurion's scandals" written By an Iraqi Jew named Naeim Giladi who was president of the World Organization of Jews From Islamic Countries

[yz2012]

@KoooLNutZ Yes read about Jews who lived at the time telling their experiences. I think you will find it quite contradictory to a lone Iraqi Jew. I've also heard of lone Palestinians denying that Israelis committed ethnic cleansing in 1948, which we all know certainly happened. These are what statisticians call outliers.

Also many of the attrocities committed by Arab governments towards its Jews occurred in the 1950s and in the aftermath of the June 1967 War.

[yz2012]

@KoooLNutZ Jewish studies scholar, Philip Mendes suggests that, "It therefore remains an open question as to who was responsible for the bombings," claiming that "memories and interpretations of the events have further been influenced and distorted by the unfortunate discrimination which many Iraqi Jews experienced on their arrival in Israel. He does say, however, that Gat argues "convincingly" that there was "was little direct connection between the bombings and exodus."

[Reptile0000]

Its good at least someone's been taken care of. 1 million poor Iraqis killed by US. someone's elderly is safe 

[SuperKiki1973]

Whatever is your believes ..or your directions you are choosing for urself...what Aaron Brown did, with the support of CNN, There is no Religion for that act.. It simply wonderful story...God knows who believe and Who do Not...

[rattarah]

To RRizzggaan

you analysis is aabsolutly not true. Because MOST of the vitims are MOSLIMS.

It's just a land wich every outsider fighting for. Every body fight for that a peace of that cake names Iraq.

[RRiizzggaarr]

Anti Jews , Anti Kurds ,Anti Christians = Iraq

[RRiizzggaarr]

Any Jews , Anti Kurds ,Anti Christian = Iraq

[Tigris363]

my dream is to see all iraqis jews and all of iraqis other sects to return to iraq and create a better future for iraq. iraqi jews and all of iraqs sects whether it be muslims jews christians kurd arab are all part of iraq. we must unite

[katrachosps]

What a great story that was, God bless you.

[omega4chimp]

Jews are really brown thier like metis people that mixed with white folks,i see know.

[72Yonatan]

Thank you for sharing this story; it made me cry tears of joy and gratitude.

[Reqrezentin]

Cheering story, still hate Israel though.

[eliezer017]

The place of Jews is in their homeland,  Israel

[Tigris363]

"i am iraqi muslim and i wish iraqi jews could come back to their ancient land they are part of iraq and they are iraqi. and i know what former iraqi regimes did was wrong but we could forget past and shape the future.

[shelly818]

Long live israel more to us

[rambamrashi]

Sooo beautiful! Human touch!

[drakosha2]

What a great story, thank you Rachel

[waterlovingnymph]

Anyone who isn't touched by this video, is either blinded by hatred or heartless.

[sanam323]

Thank you Rachel Zelon for doing your job with such sincerity and God bless Israel for making us not abandoned.

[sanam323]

Thank you Rachel Zelon for doing your job with such sincerity and God bless Israel for making us not abandoned.

[samfa09]

WOW Amazing

[Davediamant]

Even if your exiles are at the end of the heavens, the Lord, your God, will gather you from there, and He will take you from there And the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land which your forefathers possessed, and you will take possession of it, and He will do good to you, and He will make you more numerous than your forefathers

—Deuteronomy 30:1-5

[ragingtorpedos]

450,000+ Iraqi Jews with roots tracing back in Iraq BEFORE ISLAM before Christianity, 2,800+ years and they all feld the country in just under a few years because of antisemitism. Its amazing what hate of any certin cultre religon or people can uproot in such a shot time

[TheBagdadi]

I hope he is still well now with all the others

[sarc2]

iraqi jews are our brothers and sisters and the are welcom back in iraq

[israelmaven1]

@sarc2 so are iraqis welcome to humanity. glad to see u joing.

[eliezer017]

@sarc2 Jews property in Iraq was robbed.

[backgroundMASCAL]

how zionists expelled jews from iraq

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[Musicofthissphere]

@sarc2 If only your brothers felt similarly.

[TuberHyper]

@sarc2

its worth watch : "the last jew of Babylon" for continuation of the Zionist propaganda

[Musicofthissphere]

@TuberHyper truth is not propaganda, idiot

[marzutraII]

Wonderful story

[offerffm]

American are so silly. What moved this lady is that a 90 year old used a cellular. And how is she taking care of him if he is in a home for the elderely. To take out people from their environment in this age is heart breaking.

[pater429]

At first i tought this was a bullshit story, but its quite nice actualy, they look good ppl, but there more good ppl in the world, that are none jews tough, what about them.

[NativeNewYorkGuy]

Tell the whole story! The European Zionists are responsible for the repercussions against the Iraqi Jewish community.

The Iraqi Jewish community is over 3,000 years old and it was destroyed overnight because of the Zionists. Then many Iraqi Jews once they got to Israel were discriminated against by the European Zionists for being too Arab and most left fot the UK, Australia, CANADA & the US....

Tell the whole story, this pure Zionist BULLSHIT!

[sbak030]

YOU ARE RIGHT !

[dirtyal1234]

it's amazing to me that any jews would consider casting their lot in an arabic country. i understand that maybe u move somewhere and things don't work out. however, it is well documented that arabs often have anamous feeling toward jews. i can't have too much sympathy for jews living in arab states. i am amazed that they made it along that well there.

[rinoafun666]

Well, obviously you know nothing abouth Jews that have lived in Arab countries for many many generations and were continually kicked out. Iran (which is in South Asia), has the second highest Jewish population in the middle east. Thousands of Jews were ethnically clensed from places like egypt and Syria. Perhapse you are unware that the same thing happened/still is happening to christians. I suppose you don't give a shit about them either.

[albey8100]

لقد احزني هذا الروبرتاج كثيرا ولقد ذكرني بيهودي مسن اخر في محافظ الناصريه في عهد صدام رفض السفر خارج العراق برغم من الامكانيه المتاحه له بالسفر وكان يتعرض الى معاناة كبيره ومضايقات واذلال كبير جدا ولكنه ابى ان يرحل.. رحمه الله لانساه ابدا

[SumerianMythology]

Where in AlNaseriya?

Please tell me .......

من أيّ مكان في الناصرية.

أرجوك أخبرني.

هل لديه عائلة في الناصرية ؟

رحمه الله

[ayatone2007]

this story touch my heart im so sad to see what happen for Jewish people in Iraq God bless this woman how help these old people to ive good live that is all i can say

[baghdadi1979]

to all the iraqi jes in Israel and around the world, on behalf of Iraqi muslims I wanna say that WE ARE SORRY!! COME BACK TO TO IRAQ AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR BROTHERS WAITING FOR YOU!! IT"S YOUR COUNTRY MORE THAN IT"S OURS< YOU ARE MORE FAITHFUL TO BAGHDAD MORE THAN MOST OF US!! I HATE MY GRANDFATHERS FOR WHAT THEY DID TO YOU! WE WANNA MAKE IT UP FOR YOU!!!!

[MrIraq1]

This video have a bit propaganda in it, first of all it make the jews look like the Iraqis have miss threatet them, and that's why they are in this condition, but ALMOST 90% of the people in Iraq live like this Thanks to all the war we have been in!

[rinoafun666]

how is that propaganda? This was going on long before the war in Iraq. How is someone telling their story of being vilified and cast out propaganda. Do you have no compasion? Plenty have compasion for what has happened to Iraqis, but maybe based on people that feel the way you do, maybe we shouldn't, since it's all just "propaganda"

[MrIraq1]

Long before the war? or you high or something? do you really belive that the Iraqi goverment would give them a visa to Iraq in the first place?NO! so first thing is finishind that this was UNDER the war, and yeah this video is PURE propoganda that they make the Iraqi musilms the bad guy and the jewish rescue a hero...so stop wasting my time kid

[rinoafun666]

Oh ok genious. There were no Iraqi Jews pre Iraq war. You are just such a brilliant individual. Something tells me you have some serious confusion about what a jew is and distinguishing the different between a jew and an israeli. (that being judiasm is a religion and an israeli is a nationality). I guess you jsut never managed to get past grade 3.

[MrIraq1]

PAHAHAA your teching ME about that? AHAHAHAH you just couldnt found anything better to say didnt you? hahaah worthles soul!

[rinoafun666]

Well I think you've plastered your ignorance quite well for all to see. Congrats for making a mockery of yourself :)

[MrIraq1]

HAHA your flatter me with your fancy words! Like I said, worthless soul!

[rinoafun666]

See, the irony is, your truly sad, ignorant and pathetic comment not only furthers my point but also furthers the point of exactly what takes place when people are expelled from their land due to religious reasons. Morons like you that give no validity to those who are of a different religion, who are so pig headed that their eyes have been shut, and refuse to listen or learn, and as a result, people are persecuted for no reason other than pure and retched hatred and ignorance.

[MrIraq1]

I didnt even bothred my self to even read what you just said you worthless soul, just watched your channel it stinked anti-arab miles away, am no jew nor anything hater but I get we people hate your guts, you belive that your righte in everything and everbody else is wrong....like I said worthless soul!

[rinoafun666]

Just keep proving my point. Your doing an awesome job at it

[rinoafun666]

I feel really sorry for you actually that you are so ignorant about history and you choose to believe delusions so that it fits your comfort zone. Really and truly, I pitty you. You can easily access information about jewish history in iraq. It takes very little time actually. How about you talk to some of the iraqis on this page, many of which have already discussed some of the jewish history in iraq. I guess though you would rather stay blind.

[MrIraq1]

Haha just stay blind? blind for what? this is your problem,you dont give a crap about anyone else then you own kind! its actually really sad

[rinoafun666]

Excuse me? I don't even know how you managed to come up with that one. Kind of shocking actually, you making a hypocritical remark like me only caring for my own kind. Your really the only one that seems to qualify for such a remark, based on earlier, just as ridiculous, comments. So once again, thanks for proving my point. You have a real knack for it. I said look up Jews in Iraq. You chose not to because you would rather stay blind to the truth. So congrats, like I said.

[MrIraq1]

How I come ut with that? that you even ask, its you that are blind to the truth, your so ignorent that you dont even bother your self to even TRY to see if its true,is more then just sad...

[rinoafun666]

That there were a lot more Jews in Iraq? Are you retarded? I'm blind because I know for an absolute historical fact that there once was a larger jewish population in Iraq? Ok mr lives in a hole. Have fun with that.

[MrIraq1]

In a hole? Yeah go lick someone for a penny

[rinoafun666]

I'll take that as you having nothing to say about that, as it's entirely true :)

[MrIraq1]

Did I found your weak point? Hahah!

[Mahdavi1990]

I think about 40% of Baghdad's population used to be Jewish before World War 1.

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 Moron, there was a large Jewish population in Iraq for thousands of years, going back to biblical times. The 2nd version of the Talmud was written in Iraq 1500 years ago!

[MrIraq1]

Where the fuck that say that it was never a big jewish population in Iraq before?

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 And why aren't they there now? Because of how they were treated after Israel was created, which they had nothing to do with. Jews were hung publicly in Baghdad, who had nothing whatsoever to do with Israel. There are almost no Jews left in the Arab world for similar reasons.

[MrIraq1]

Yeah, like how you people are doing with the palestiniens now right?

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 I dont recall any Jews in Iraq firing rockets and mortars at Muslims, do you? Or Jewish suicide bombers in Baghdad? Or Jews electing leaders who wanted to destroy the Iraqi state?

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 How come before 1967 when Jordan owned the West Bank and Egypt owned Gaza, nobody tried to create a Palestinian state?

[MrIraq1]

And your keep talking about shit that am not even intressed about becouse??

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 And I care what you're interested in because....?

[MrIraq1]

wtf where the fuck did i say that you should be interested you prick!?

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 I could not care less what you say I should do or not. Any other questions?

[MrIraq1]

Yeah, stop typing to me

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 That's not a question. I'll type wherever I please. Stop typing back to me

[MrIraq1]

Yeah, stop typing to me

[chained2it]

@MrIraq1 Stop typing to me that I should stop typing to you

[am1966ath]

@ufukkurt11 why do you think that all jews are rich???there are many poor jews in New York also, you are deluded by arab propaganda.

[shayar]

propoganda

[flyhead2]

I don't often get soppy but this was truly touching.

[stardingo747]

the majority of Iraqi Jews in fact have "dark typically semitic" features. However, in days past, many Ashkenazi young men from wealthy families made pilgrimages to Iraq, where they met and married Iraqi Jewish girls, because some ashkenazi blood sneaked in there, occassionally "european" features will show up among them, although its not common. Also, sometimes the lighter skin tone and blue eyes is the result of heavy inbreeding due to Arab sectarianism that limited mate choices.

[moxee33]

WTF are you talking about??? you have no clue.

[stardingo747]

Ashkenazi Jews made pilgrimages to Iraq to copy the Babylonian Torah............ this is well known FACT.

fuck you.

[nir766]

as a son of iraqien jus i thank u a lot for doing this holly action and with the same breth i feel a shame for my contry that didnt to it although it is onder here own risponsebility .thank you !!!

[baghdadi1979]

brother, I'm an iraqi Muslim who lives in Baghdad, please take a look at the comments on all the Iraqi jews videos in the Youtube, you will know that the new generations of iraqis feels so so sorry cause of what our grandfathers did to you!! We careless about our blood-brothers (Arabs) we care more about you!! Please remember always, that you have brothers and sisters in Iraq who shade a tear everytime they remember you!!!

[baghdadi1979]

i hope the new Iraqi Government wil make it up for you and give you your shares of oil even if you decided not to come back!! WE ARE SORRY on behalf of all iraqi Muslims!!

[soranB55]

Very nice words from you. God bless you.

you can also make it up by being nice to the kurds, assyrians and other minorities. you arabs almost destroyed Kurdistan for the last 80 years. Even today most of you are not letting the people in kurdistan to live in peace.

Don't you arabs get it ? kurdistan is not yours. But you are always welcome to Kurdistan.

[baghdadi1979]

listen man, I talk to the Iraqi jews here, as for Kurdistan, I do beleive that there is no such a country since the world started. Kurds are welcomed to live in Iraq, in fact, we share our oil budget with them (17%). BUT, that doesn't mean Kirkuk will be yours!! this is a stupid dream u guys need to give up! and for minorities, I think you need to tell yourself that!

[soranB55]

I'm glad all jews support Kurdistan. As to you arabs, you will always live in misery. Look at yourselves..you have become the jokes of others. As to Kurdistan, it is a clear-cut case and arabs like you should go and fuck their camels. Good arab only are welcomed to Kurdistan. Israel and the jews are investing in kurdistan. Iraqi jews are many times coming to Kurdistan..what do you say about that?

[soranB55]

Your oil?!! you stupid!! look at the misery you are in and you dare talking about" your oil"?!! Iraqi children are hungry you talk about your oil?!! As to the 17% that goes to Kurdistan,this is because we are today a part of Federal Iraq. If you don't like Kurdistan to be a part of Federal Iraq you should try to convince your politicians about that. maybe you prefer a ferderal system with Yemen!!

By the way Kurdistan people make up at least 25% of Federal Iraq. You arabs are still thieves.

[rinoafun666]

see, now that is a nice thing to say. I wish I could see more compassion like this toward the Jewish people, since it's starting to feel like while many feel compassion for so many who have to go through turmoil, Jews have become so vilified that many turn a blind eye or even go so far as to say they deserved everything they got. No different than ignorant people saying ignorant things like Hatians deserving the recent earthquake because of an old wives tale.

[joexk95]

God bless USA and all good people of Iraq,

keep the good work,,,,,,,,,I knew some jew in my town Basra one of them was hung by sadam 1969 (Ezra Nage Zelkh ) to bad

[ugatgvina1]

איזו מצווה עשית!!!

מרגש עד דמעות.

בריאות והצלחה

[SitzimLeben]

very sad,but very inspirational.

[lozita89]

OMG i think i remeber seeing this man,in Battaween in Baghdad where i used to live!!

Its a really happy story:)

[nilebulbul]

he is not alast jew in iraq there is 2 in baghdad iknow him very well

[gildog]

That was so cool! Such a cute man. And cute lady.