| − | Jews in Libya date back to pre Islam, Hews suffered under Axis occupation and [[Nazi]] persecution, but up to November 1945 had a long history of hatmony with the local population. | + | Jews in Libya date back to pre-Islam, Jews suffered under Axis occupation and [[Nazi]] persecution, but up to November 1945 had a long history of harmony with the local population. |
| − | The [[1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania]] brital 3 day pogrom--Elderly Jews, women, and children were attacked with sticks, stones, knives, cleavers, iron bars, and hand grenades. Entire families were annihilated, women and girls were raped, children were crushed against walls, old men were pushed from windows, and grenades were thrown into synagogues that served as refuges<ref>{{cite news |title=Victim-blaming: The UK blaming Israel follows its established track record - opinion |newspaper=Jerusalem Post |date=21 October 2025 |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-871051}}</ref>-- came to a shock to Jews, largely instigated by pro Grand Mufti of Jerusalem the Nazi Arab leader, his followers. | + | The [[1945 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania]] brutal 3-day pogrom--Elderly Jews, women, and children were attacked with sticks, stones, knives, cleavers, iron bars, and hand grenades. Entire families were annihilated, women and girls were raped, children were crushed against walls, old men were pushed from windows, and grenades were thrown into synagogues that served as refuges<ref>{{cite news |title=Victim-blaming: The UK blaming Israel follows its established track record - opinion |newspaper=Jerusalem Post |date=21 October 2025 |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-871051}}</ref>-- came to a shock to Jews, largely instigated by pro Grand Mufti of Jerusalem the Nazi Arab leader, his followers. |