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'Expelled from over 100 countries'

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In plain language
The speaker says Jews were kicked out of more than 100 countries, so they must have deserved it. The real number is much smaller; viral lists count the same places many times. Expulsions often happened so rulers could take Jewish property or cancel debts. Being persecuted proves people were hated, not that they were guilty. Other groups, like Muslims in Spain and Protestants in France, were expelled too.
The claim
The opponent may argue that repeated expulsions prove Jews must have deserved exclusion.
Sources cited
Well-known expulsions include England (1290), France (1306/1394), Spain (1492), and Portugal (1497); viral lists often count towns and territories repeatedly.
Key facts
A ruler's expulsion order is evidence of state action, not proof of collective guilt. Confiscation, religious coercion, scapegoating, and debt politics mattered.
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