Forgotten Refugees of 1948: The Legal Perspective

Between 1948 and the present day, nearly one million Jews, indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, were expelled, or were forced to flee, from their homes in the Arab world. Mr. Urman will address, from the standpoint of international jurisprudence, the legal status of these refugees, and their descendents. He will also discuss the arguments for reparations to be

made to the refugees, and how this situation affects the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Mr. Urman is the Executive Director of the Center for The Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation, a private, non-profit, organization that brings together Middle Eastern policy makers and American government officials to encourage a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. For more information, please contact David at

dscohen@stanford.edu.