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Paris Court Dismisses $22M Lawsuit of Iraqi Jewish Family

2/4/2026

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Philip Khazzam, a Khazzam family descendant, says the Paris court dismissed the family's $22 million lawsuit.
The court said it lacked jurisdiction and suggested the matter be resolved in Iraq.
The ruling undermines the family's effort to obtain compensation for their home, leased to France in 1964.
The case highlights the plight of 130,000 Iraqi Jews who left Iraq between 1941 and 1951.
Khazzam criticized the court's suggestion as unreasonable.

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Philip Khazzam, a Khazzam family descendant, says the Paris court dismissed the family's $22 million lawsuit.
The court said it lacked jurisdiction and suggested the matter be resolved in Iraq.
The ruling undermines the family's effort to obtain compensation for their home, leased to France in 1964.
The case highlights the plight of 130,000 Iraqi Jews who left Iraq between 1941 and 1951.
Khazzam criticized the court's suggestion as unreasonable.