The Phoenix Jewish news., 1956-12-07
Egypt Begins
TO Intern,
ExpeI Jews

MlHlSIer CnrlSClan Flneau m
with top officials of the French
Government to study reports that
Egypt has begun expelling $4,000
Jews, $4,000 Britons and 5000
French citizens.
French newspapers quoted an
Egyptian official as stating: I'VE
shall send the Jews into the Sinai
desert and let Moses lead them
back to Israel. They will suffer
the fate of the Arab refugees who
have been waiting since 1913 for
their future to be settled and about
whom the United Nations is talk
ing"
SWISS diplomats who represent
France and Britain in Egypt re-
ported that property of French and
British nationals and of Jews of
Egyptian nationality was being
confiscated by Egyptian authori-
ties and preparations are being
made to Danish them. Swiss diplo-
matte representatives are attempt
, ing to see to it that the $1,000
persons marked for expulsion are
evacuated in an orderly manner.
Qn Washington, State Depart
ment sources said the department
is in contact with the Egyptian
government on the status of a
number of "stateless Jews
against whom Egypt is repeatedly
taking action.)
LONDON (JTA) Approx
mately 5000 Egyptian Jews have
been arrested as the Cairo Gov
ernment goes ahead with plans to
intern or expel vast numbers of
Egyptian Jews, the London press
reported. Some 1000 are said to
be imprisoned in Alexandria and
1000 in the Cairo area.
A Jewish girl who arrived here
from Cairo described it as a "city
of terror and despair for uS-a
place of brutality" Jews, she re-
vealed, are beaten son the streets
and have been refused food. They
are bounded by police spies while
loudSpeakerS in the streets contin-
uously blare anti-Jewish propagan-
da.
The girl, who refused to give
her name to newspapers for fear
of repriSalS against her brother
and uncle who remain In Egypt,
said, For weeks we had been try
ing to get away. Then, four days
ago, we were ordered to leave.
Though we have lived in Egypt
all our lives, we were of British
nationality" She added that she
was terrified for those who are
still there"
GENEVA (JTA) - The fir
planeloads of 200 Egyptian Jewish
refugees arrived here less than "a
hours after President NaSSer'S
move to intern or exile $4,000
Egyptian Jews. The Jews had been
stripped of their homes and all
possessions before being shipped
out of the country.
The refugees reported that all
their belongings had been seized
and said that "many Jews h a d
been arrested and flung into con-
centration camps" They said an
internment center had been set up
in the building of the French Ly-
Gee Chigh SCHOOL, in Cairo.
There are many aged and sick
people and pregnant wo m e n
among the internees, the refugees
added. "They have been given 4S
hours to get out"
The refugees appealed to the In
ternational Red Cross, whose head
quarters are located in Geneva, to
Intervene Immediately to a v e
lives. A delay will be costly In
terms of human suffering"
THE REFUGEES expressed the
opinion that Nasser intends to ex-
pei all Jews from Egypt and cited
the deportation of Jews of italian
and Greek nationality despite pro-
tests from the Italian and Greek
consulates. The refugees who ar
rived here had been granted only
transit visas. Many of them will
find homes in Israel.
The World Jewish c Cong gress
pledged that it would light this
act, reminiscent of Hitler" which
seeks to expel stateless Jews and
"starve and kick out the remain
der" DR.. Gerhardt Riegner, Euro
pean director of the VIC, w h o
voiced the pledge, asked whether
the conscience of the world Will
react to this latest act of barbar-
ISM" He spoke of the possible
need to organize a "giant rescue
action"
UNITED NATIONS, NY, (JTA)
- Efforts were being made here
today to enlist the aid of the Unit
ed Nations on behalf of the Jews
in Egypt who are being prosecuted
and deported by the Cairo Gov
ernment.
ROME (JTA) - The Italian For
eign Ministry has informed t n
United Italian Jewish Community
here of the expected arrival from
Egypt of 46 italian Jews. The 46
had been held prisoner by the
Egyptians who then forced them
to leave the country.
The deportees left from the port
of Cairo on the Greek ship Aga