FACT CHECK · JEWS OF ARAB LANDS, EGYPT
Claim: Egypt's Jews: 75,000 in 1948, under 100 today
TRUETHE ANSWER
About 75,000 Jews lived in Egypt in 1948. In 1956 a proclamation declared "all Jews are Zionists" and about 25,000 were expelled. Fewer than 100 remain.
SOURCE
Jewish Virtual Library
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