لما حكوا انتم صهيونية انت حسيت انه المظاهرات ضدك؟

When they said you are Zionists, did you feel the demonstrations were against you?

مع إنك مو صهيوني بس انت حسيت إنه المظاهرات موجهة لكم كيهود؟

Even though you weren't a Zionist, did you feel the demonstrations were directed at you as Jews?

لا، موجهة ضد إسرائيل

No, directed against Israel

طيب ليش تركتوا سوريا إذاً؟

Okay, so why did you leave Syria then?

تركنا سوريا لأنه صاروا هالمظاهرات، وحرقوا الكنايس. مش حرقوا الكنايس

We left Syria because these demonstrations happened, and they burned the synagogues. Not burned the synagogues

دخلوا على الكنايس وأخذوا المصاحف

They entered the synagogues and took the Torah scrolls

حطوها بنصف الطريق وشعلوا فيها النار. خفنا

Put them in the middle of the road and set fire to them. We got scared