How a Jewish family’s Baghdad home became France’s rent-free embassy
France24 • 2/5/2026
Summary
A Paris court dismissed a lawsuit on Monday from the descendants of an Iraqi Jewish family seeking compensation for a Baghdad villa occupied rent-free by France's diplomatic representation for decades. The family, which fled Iraq in the late 1940s due to rising anti-Semitism, plans to appeal the ruling.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
12d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
281
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier2% (0.5^281/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^281/48 = 0.017287) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 11 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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