bre ▁de ▁María , ▁La ▁Pal ma , ▁Nueva ▁Con ce pc ion ▁and ▁El ▁P ital . ▁ ▁Arab ▁Salvador ans ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁Arab ▁population ▁( of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ); ▁mostly ▁from ▁Palest ine ▁( es pecially ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Beth le hem ), ▁but ▁also ▁from ▁Leb anon . ▁Salvador ans ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁descent ▁number ed ▁around ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals , ▁while ▁Salvador ans ▁of ▁Leb an ese ▁descent ▁is ▁around ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁Jews ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁El ▁Salvador ▁from ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Mor oc co , ▁Tun is ia , ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁because ▁of ▁religious ▁cl ash es , ▁which ▁induced ▁many ▁Palest ini ans , ▁Leb an ese , ▁Egypt ians ▁and ▁Sy ri ans ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁land ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁born , ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁countries ▁where ▁they ▁at ▁least ▁lived ▁in ▁An ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁relative ▁peace . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁other ▁reasons ▁of ▁a ▁subject ive ▁nature , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁success , ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁success ▁and ▁fortune ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁recognition ▁from ▁others . ▁ ▁Arab ▁imm igration ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁w ake