JEWS IN ARAB COUNTRIES

"There have been a number of attempts to tell this story in historiographically sound ways, and to show that the common 'narrative' of the tolerant Arab world and the relatively peaceful existence of the Jews in its midst is historically inaccurate. These attempts have not had much success in changing the common perception of the story of the Jews in the Arab countries. Georges Bensoussan's contribution to this discussion is probably the most comprehensive and most important to date. The story he tells is compelling, enormously rich, and well documented."