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From: kenw@lcuxc.UUCP (K Wolman)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: What is a Vusvus?  (Sephardim vs. Ashkenazim)
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 08:33:51 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 08:33:51 1985
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> And just possibly, because the Sephadic
> Jews generally come from Arabic cultures (Morrocco, Iraq, etc.),
> there is a strain of understanding the plight of the Palestineans
> among some Sephadic Jews that may someday be the key to a just
> solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
> 
>                     Andy Berman
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I do not claim expertise in the Askenazic-Sephardic division in
Israel, but wonder if the statement quoted above is entire
accurate.  My understanding is that Sephardic Jews in Israel
are among the most virulent anti-Palestinians precisely because
they have lived in Muslim states and have experienced first-hand
the bigotry of the Arab rulers.  Further, I've been led to believe
the Israeli Sephardim constitute a significant base of support for
Rabbi Kahane in his efforts to oust all Arabs from Israel.  Could
someone clarify the situation, please?
-- 
Ken Wolman
Bell Communications Research @ Livingston, NJ
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