Recovering Jewish Iraqi money an Asset?

Jerusalem Post:

Leaders of the Iraqi Jewish community from around the world are to meet soon in London to plan a strategy to demand compensation for lost assets, potentially in the billions of dollars, from the Iraqi government, The Jerusalem Post has learned...
The Iraqi Jewish community was among the largest Jewish Diaspora communities in the Arab world, numbering some 140,000, but most of the community left Iraq between 1950 and 1952, after the creation of the State of Israel. They left behind homes, businesses and large pieces of land. Most of those assets were frozen, some were taken by the government and some were sold... http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1125368484967&apage=1

Let's hope this is not going to reinforce the stereotype of jews as beholden to money. Assuming we have the moral right to collect our money from a new iraqi regime, if we're resented for it the smart calculation would be discretion.

Cheap oil on the other hand...